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Mtn. Lake Park Tax Rate Cut For Fiscal ‘09

Jun. 12, 2008
The mayor and town council of Mountain Lake Park adopted a town budget for fiscal year 2009 at their regular monthly meeting last Thursday evening, a budget which features a 10% decrease in the town tax rate.
The tax rate for the current fiscal year is 36.2 cents per $100 of assessed property value, while the new rate for FY 2009 will be 32.6 cents.
Other positive aspects of the budget show a slight decrease in garbage collection fees - from $25.71 per quarter to $25 per quarter - and the sewer rates will remain the same.
Major capital improvement projects that will be funded by the new budget are: $200,000 for street paving; $30,000 for storm drains and culverts; $51,561 for trail amenities; $373,402 for trail construction; $15,000 for maintenance shop improvements; $15,000 for security systems; and $22,166 for a capital projects reserve.
Leo Martin is the mayor and council president. Council members are: council vice president Fred Callis, Patrick Damon, Linda Fike, Fred Learey, and Donald Sincell.
Judy Paugh is the town clerk/treasurer, Jeff Meyers is the town maintenance foreman, and the town attorney is William Rudd.