QUINCY, Mass. —

Quincy, Massachusetts Mayor Thomas Koch is offering to lower a planned controversial pay raise for his position.

Koch proposed an increase to $225,000, which is $60,000 less than the previously approved salary of $285,000. His current salary sits at $159,141, according to city records.

“I’ve been listening and speaking to councilors and our residents, and I felt it was appropriate to revisit the issue," Koch said. "I appreciate the open, honest and productive conversations we’ve had, and this proposal is a direct result of those conversations.”

A citizens' petition to revisit the Quincy City Council's vote to approve the initial raise was unsuccessful, though organizers said they collected thousands of signatures.

“I understand from talking to residents the feeling t

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