Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s decision to try again on legislation aimed at providing residential tax relief offered some peace of mind for senior homeowners reeling from hefty property tax hikes, but rankled a struggling commercial sector.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu filed a new tax relief package to address rising property tax bills, proposing measures to support residents, small businesses, and seniors after her original bill got killed last year.

Michelle Wu is following up a failed attempt at raising a tax cap a month after one died in the Massachusetts State Senate

Mayor Michelle Wu refiled her property tax bill Monday, this time with a backup plan, weeks after a Boston lawmaker killed the proposal in the Massachusetts Senate. Why it matters: The proposal is not only Boston's last shot to mitigate homeowners' tax increases this fiscal year but it also is a test of Wu's political prowess as she faces re-election.

Now that tax bills have hit mailboxes, Mayor Michelle Wu is appealing to legislators again for relief for Boston homeowners — and seeking permission to offer rebates at the very least. The mayor is announcing an “expanded” tax relief home-rule petition Monday that aims to help residents hit with “the single largest jump in the residential share of the property tax levy since 2007,