The Scandia City Council unanimously approved the preliminary levy for the 2018 budget at $2.35 million. The actual budget for 2016 was $2.24 million, and the projected completion budget for 2017 is $2.26 million. The increase means a difference of about 5 cents per $1,000 of taxable market valuation. The average home in Scandia is now valued at $292,000, so the net tax increase would be $32.
The budget increase is mostly due to three things: the debt on the plow truck, the increase for the road construction by $29,000, and adding $33,000 for the Fire Department.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“I’m comfortable where we sit, but we have a long ways to go,” Councilman Steve Kronmiller said.
The council will hold a public budget hearing to be held at the start of the Dec. 6 work station. The final 2018 levy cannot go above the preliminary level.
Solar ordinance
The meeting began with the final discussion and
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