Maybe in a round about way, the city can get the sales tax revenue increase back from the schools in a different way. They say the tax increase is for safety, so could the schools decide buying police cars and fire trucks for the city as a safety expense? Paving roads is certainly a safety issue. Can't have busses driving on bumpy roads. Sales tax to the schools, schools pay for city services, everybody happy.

I say this half joking but knowing anything's possible. If the school system would pay for city street projects, what else would they be willing to buy for the city?