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As you may know, the State of Minnesota has been reducing state tax funds provided to cities. Because of current State • budget shortfall and the cut in the City of Mounds View's local government aid. . . . 8 . Would you favor or oppose an in- FAVOR 31% crease in city property taxes if OPPOSE 52% it were needed to maintain city DON'T KNOW/REFUSED16% services at their current level? 9 . Do you consider property taxes in VERY HIGH 11% Mounds View to be very high, some- SOMEWHAT HIGH 23% what high, about average, somewhat ABOUT AVERAGE 50% low, or very low in comparison SOMEWHAT LOW 4% with nearby suburban areas? VERY LOW 1% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . 12% As you may know, property taxes are divided between the City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, and the Mounds View Public School District 621. 10. For each dollar of property taxes UNDER TEN PERCENT 11% you pay, about what percentage do 11% - 20% 33% you think goes to city government? 21% - 30% 16% 31% - 40% 4% 41% - 50% 8% OVER FIFTY PERCENT 2% DON'T KNOW/REFUSED. . . . 26% Let' s look at the budget problem facing the City of Mounds View from another perspective. . . . As you may be aware, the City of Mounds View recently cut its budget to bring spending in line with revenues due to cuts in state aid. I would like to ask you, in the next few questions to make the same kind of decisions. If you do not already have it by the phone, could you please get a pencil and a sheet of paper. (WAIT IF NECESSARY) I am first going to read you a list of ten categories of city services and some examples of each type. Then I will read you the number of dollars to be spent in 1992 for every one thousand dollars of total spending. Please place this number to the right of each service. (READ EACH CATEGORY AND THE ACCOMPANYING DOLLAR FIGURE) • 2