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. CI! ('~~'( I Focus, News-Tues., August 23.1994-3 . RAMSEY COUNTY. Tax levy proposed to . 1.8 percent Increase SHELBY NICOLAus-DuNsKl bed addition at Boys' Totem Town for juvenile detention; a $1 A call for safer streelS is partial- million increase to 'place and !reat Iy reflected in Ramsey County's juvenile offeoders; a $352,670 1.8 percent increase in its pro- increase for housing women . posed 1995 property laX levy. offenders; and the addition of The proposed $145 million levy eight full-time positions in tbe will help support \he county's pro- county Sheriff's Department, posed $360 million budget for mainly for security at the Adult 1995. Detention Center and for trans- Included in the budget proposal porting prisoners to district court. are increases in public safety and "There's more people in jail, criminal justice services. more expenses in criminal justice "The escalating demand for pob- activities, We're picking up identi- lic safety and criminal justice ser- fication, finger-printing and all vice is a concern nationally as well that SlUff," Ramsey County Com- as in Ramsey COUnIy," County missioner Dick Wedell s"id. Manager Terry Schulten s"id. "We Wedell and County Commis- are expanding our juvenile correc- sioner Brenda Thomas agreed \he tion,,1 facilities in 1994 and proposed levy increase will exploring options for " larger j"il decrease by the time it is approved 10 handle severe overcrowding, in December. but are also developing innovative "'That is \he high-water marl< and programs that focus on prevention we will be working down from and early intervention, such as our there," Thomas said. "The budget Family Violence Init~~tive:' is still new to us." In all, the proposed budget For Ramsey County suburban includes the addition of about 55 homeowners. the proposed full-time employees, representing increase will raise taxes by 1.4 a 1.7 percent personnel increase. percent, or $4.52, on a 572,000 The proposed budget home, and $9.92 on a $115,000 includes:the addition of 12.5 full- bome. lime employees to work at the 24- .