St. Paul’s budget gap is raising concerns about higher property taxes and what that could mean for landlords and renters. Richard Kronfeld and his wife Robin Doroshow bought a building on Portland Avenue in St. Paul in 2022. “The property taxes are something that we can’t do anything about other than appealing the value of the property.” What are the priorities at the local level, because we can’t just raise property taxes to cover all of that,” said Smith. The couple’s planned sale and Smith’s concerns come as St. Paul leaders weigh how to close the city’s budget deficit.