“What I’m a little concerned about is if we go into a prolonged shutdown after the first of the year, Wild said. Our businesses are getting their tax bills this month, and the summer tax bill is a big bill. So, my fear is businesses will have a hard time paying taxes. That’s something we’ll be working with city council on.”
The mayor said state and federal aid helped Westland financially in 2020, but the city will feel the economic effects of the pandemic in different ways next year.
“What financial impact is the city going to have from this COVID thing? Council President Jim Hart said. Usually, it takes a little while for cities to start feeling the ripple effect and economic impacts.”