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The Council voted 12-1 today to override Mayor Vince Gray’s veto of the 2015 budget.

As with the original vote, only Councilmember Tommy Wells voted against the budget, calling it “unwise” and “shortsighted.” Beyond the cut in funding for streetcars, Wells said the budget defunds a Circulator expansion as Metro fares continue to rise. “This budget says it’s more important to have tax cuts than to fund the public transit infrastructure for the future of this city,” he said.

Gray vetoed the budget last week, highlighting three issues: The so-called “yoga tax,” a reduction in funding for the streetcar system that his administration says will delay completion until 2045 and the defunding of the senior property tax relief bill as originally written. In a letter, Gray said restrictions on the Contingency Cash Fund “would prevent the Executive from being able to act in a timely manner to solve problems and protect the health or well-being of our residents.”

Despite introducing an amendment to do away with the sales tax on gym memberships, Councilmember David Catania voted in favor of the override. The mayoral candidate said he faced a dilemma and understood Gray’s frustration with the short notice to review the budget between first and second vote. But Catania said some of Gray’s concerns can be addressed in the future budgets. “Nothing is forever,” he said, adding that there’s not much to “celebrate” about transportation planning.

Councilmember Muriel Bowser also said she was not happy with every part of the budget, namely the “gym tax” and changes to the senior property tax relief bill. But the Democratic nominee for mayor praised the “progressive” tax cuts included in the budget and rejected the notion that the budget would hinder the next mayor’s ability to spend money and make decisions. “Every mayor at every budget time has to look at the landscape and look at the revenues coming in, and make decisions about what goes into that budget. And the next mayor will be no different.”

“I am disappointed that the Council did not see fit to work with me to craft a reasonable compromise,” Gray said in a release following the vote.