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House Research Department Updated: September 2008 Special Assessments Page 19 Appendix: Special Assessments (1970-2006) Special Assessments on Real Property by Type of Taxing District as a Percent of Total Levy Taxes Payable 1970-200644 (Amounts in $1,000s)Taxes Payable County City Township Total Levy Special Assessments Special Assessments as a % of Total Total Levy Special Assessments45 Special Assessments as a % of Total Total Levy Special Assessments Special Assessments as a % of Total 1970 $207,861 $3,253 1.6% $195,278 $34,959 17.9% $14,617 $733 5.0% 1975 323,903 3,572 1.1 280,237 56,388 20.1 17,523 851 4.9 1980 492,335 6,446 1.3 374,696 76,742 20.5 34,866 1,113 3.2 1985 754,438 13,154 1.7 590,175 117,520 19.9 63,707 2,569 4.0 1990 914,036 17,603 1.9 650,828 126,636 19.5 70,495 4,536 6.4 1995 1,232,713 35,539 2.9 770,760 118,868 15.5 80,697 4,920 6.1 1996 1,291,561 38,520 3.0 810,054 124,407 15.4 85,249 5,055 5.9 1997 1,342,617 41,437 3.1 856,610 122,718 14.3 86,168 4,862 5.6 1998 1,399,168 43,980 3.1 892,666 122,872 13.8 92,866 5,498 5.9 1999 1,457,802 44,140 3.0 941,293 133,838 14.2 99,055 6,222 6.3 2000 1,511,286 47,354 3.1 981,816 129,778 13.2 103,337 6,604 6.4 2001 1,629,754 50,44246 3.1 1,059,280 136,874 12.9 111,266 7,742 7.0 2002 1,704,824 50,98644 2.9 1,215,372 143,167 11.8 144,474 8,341 5.8 2003 1,823,519 49,38944 2.7 1,288,594 144,766 11.2 157,284 8,179 5.2 2004 1,919,455 51,143 2.7 1,387,237 153,385 11.1 164,975 8,302 5.0 2005 2,035,084 52,076 2.6 1,495,230 161,028 10.8 175,197 9,301 5.3 2006 2,163,459 55,417 2.6 1,616,162 176,500 10.9 185,170 9,185 5.0 continued on next page 44 Special assessments are not included in the taxing district’s levy when tax rates are determined. 45 The statewide city total amounts include street maintenance and storm sewer service charges in the city of St. Paul. The amounts in the earlier years were about $5 million to $6 million (street maintenance only), and since 1987 have grown from $8 million to $16 million (street maintenance and storm sewer). 46 Excludes the Ramsey County Waste Management service charges of about $14 million per year. Beginning in 2003, this amount is no longer on the abstract of tax lists reported to the Department of Revenue, but rather is collected directly by waste haulers.
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