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METRO AREA SUBURBAN TAXES GOING UP
<br /> Many suburban homeowners will get a nasty jolt when they open For 1989,the cities of our population size(Owatonna,Hibbing,and
<br /> their 1989 property tax bills, due to action taken by the 1987 and Albert Lea)outstate will receive$160,$331,and$206,respectively,
<br /> 88 legislatures. Because state financial aid, derived principally while West St.Paul will receive$91 per capita.Remember that every
<br /> income and sales tax, is being cut to many suburban school $1 per capita means over$18,000 in state tax money directed to
<br /> ricts,they must raise their property tax levies just to stay even. each of the above cities! Aid payments to non-Metro cities were
<br /> The West St. Paul schools are projected to lose$1,263,766 in aid, increased an average of 62%,and although aid to Metro area cities
<br /> because this is considered a"rich"district.Fortunately,state aid to was increased an average of 27%,most of that money went to Min-
<br /> this city government was increased sufficiently to allow a decrease neapolis and St.Paul(who will get per capita payments of$127 and
<br /> in city government tax millage,for the fourth year in a row.There is $185,respectively),leaving some suburbs with increases of as little
<br /> much concern about funding for future years,especially since the as 2%.
<br /> "homestead credit" has been abolished for 1990, and will be re-
<br /> placed by another formula. All these state decisions have combined to raise suburban property
<br /> taxes.The increase in Metro area residential homesteaded taxes is
<br /> Consider the following facts we obtained from State and League of expected to average 10.6%,with some suburbs expecting increas-
<br /> Cities documents: Our city, which is perenially in the Citizens es of 30%or more.It will be interesting to see what happens if these
<br /> League standings as one of the five lowest-taxed cities in the Metro predictions come true,especially since not everyone who happens
<br /> area,has a total 1988 property tax burden of$14,518,237.None of to live.in a suburb is rich.
<br /> the three outstate cities in the 18,000 population range have pro-
<br /> perty tax burdens higher than$11,588,455,because they receive so
<br /> much state aid.Per capita,those cities get state Local Government
<br /> Aid of$99,$139,and$136 compared to$70 in West St.Paul.Faced
<br /> with this disparity in state aid, the Legislature acted to increase
<br /> the difference.
<br /> Numbers and Locations: CITY OFFICIALS
<br /> POLICE AND FIRE Emergency ....... 911
<br /> Routine ..... 450-1111 city Council: Staff:
<br /> Adminstration 455-9673 Kenneth H.Kube,Mayor City Manager' ........................William Craig
<br /> MUNICIPAL CENTER .......... 455-9671 Lee Walker,Alderman,ward I City Attorney' ........................Arnold Kempe
<br /> James Wazlawik,Alderman,Ward I City Clerk/Asst.Mgr. Dianne Latuff
<br /> PARKS AND RECREATION ..... 450-9005 Joe Fenton,Alderman,Ward 11 Police Chief
<br /> ........................Gerald Husman
<br /> ecMunicipal ity,departments'except Parks and Rec= James Kennedy.Alderman,Ward li Fire Chief ........................... Richard Krogh
<br /> Ion can be contacted by calling or visiting John Jakway,Alderman,Ward III Park 8 Recreation Director ..........William Kleineck
<br /> Center at 1616 Humboldt Bob Kelly,Alderman,Ward III City Engineer/Public Works
<br /> Avenue. Director .......................... Philip Stefaniak
<br /> Finance Director ......................John Remkus
<br /> The Parks and Recreation office is located at Building Inspector ....................Terry Maruska
<br /> the city Ice Arena,60 West Emerson Avenue. street and utility Supt. .............. Robert Johnson
<br /> The city swimming pool is at 92 West Orme *Appointed by City Council
<br /> Avenue.
<br /> POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE
<br /> LOCATED AT THE MUNICIPAL CENTER.
<br /> The West St. Paul branch of the Dakota
<br /> County Library is.located at 40 East Emerson
<br /> Avenue.
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