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<br /> xes Proposed state aid change $530,792, or 73 percent, under the
<br /> JUEDg proposal. The city's 2001 property
<br /> taxes FROM IA would hit older cities hard increase
<br /> of $613,288percwould have to
<br /> higher
<br /> municipal bills they increase 86 percent to make up
<br /> lost revenue.
<br /> L their tax statements. This chart shows the change in state aid to some Twin Cities area the
<br /> "Our tax base is only going up
<br /> urbs lose aid cities if Gov. Jesse Ventura's proposal becomes law. Some older
<br /> suburbs would lose more than half of their aid, which likely would in value
<br /> homes andwithses busin sses,"of sa drrent City
<br /> Minneapolis and St. Paul lead to higher municipal property taxes.ose large amounts of aid, Administrator Barry Sittlow.
<br /> "We're hoping the proposal doesn't
<br /> ;est decreases as a propor Estimated
<br /> the current grants would Ramsey governor's 2002 go through."
<br /> [der, smaller cities. Total proposed proposed Percent Cities levy property taxes and
<br /> first-ring suburbs would
<br /> COUnty 2001 aid 2002 aid change change use general state aid to cover ex
<br /> imered," despite that they Arden Hilts 111730 172,262 60,532 54.2% : revenueen sources,do not have as police
<br /> ice
<br /> ce the inner city" in terms Falcon Heights 398,982 339055 -59,927 -15 0% ` such as police
<br /> ige incomes, property val- Gem Lake 9,043 plowserving, roada maintenance
<br /> protection, snand
<br /> other measures of wealth, 0 -9,043 -100.0% plowing, maintenance and
<br /> to Rep. Boba Milbert,re DFL- Lauderdale 164,362 180,564 16,202 9.9% park upkeep. They also get state
<br /> ,. Paul. Little Canada 505,490 413,823 -91,667 °-18;1 aid for specific purposes.
<br /> al state aid to the city of Maplewood 2,352,762 1,041,303 -1,311,459 •55.7% The governor's plan is based on
<br /> . Paul would decrease $2.7 543,926 47.3% the idea that property taxes are
<br /> Mounds View 1,150,702 606,776
<br /> or 67 percent, in 2002 New Brighton 1,685,794 1,184,905 -500,889 -29.7% "essentially a fee for service," C
<br /> is year's $4 million total. North Oaks 104,042 0 -104 042 -100 said Ventura spokesman John
<br /> �'s total property tax col North St. Paul 1,160,961 731.109 429,852 -37.0°l° Wodele. Thus, the state is trying to b,
<br /> this year will be $3.8 mil- Roseville 1,933,435 1,391,210 542,225 -28.0% decrease school taxes, which are
<br /> at figure would increase Shoreview 1,043,125 852,318 190,807 18.3% not related to property, while in-
<br /> '0 percent in 2002 if city St.Paul 71,799,795 82,070,685 -9,729 110 -13 8% creasing what residents and nerves pay for property relate atei-
<br /> made up for the entire Vac nals Heights 395,059 361,729 -33,330 -8.4%
<br /> d
<br /> tate revenue. White Bear Lake 1,766,643 1,124,005 642,638 -36.4% services.
<br /> These ids are not new.St. Paul, a Dakota County County total 84,581,925 70,469,744 -14,112,181 -16.7% lat rss were debating themLlois- s
<br /> ng s
<br /> about 20,000, lost 20 per-
<br /> ts population two decades Washington County before Ventura became governor d
<br /> in 1999. They have cut municipal $
<br /> ators were Afton 119,432 0 119,432 -100.0% ` aid in the past. But the current a
<br /> Bayport 278,036 97,362 -180,674 -65.0% : proposal is causing more furor be
<br /> hese ideas Birchwood 61,471 13,020 48,451 -78.8% cause the proposed cuts are much d
<br /> e Ventura Cottage Grove 2,498,827 604,267 ° larger.
<br /> Detiwood 1,894,560 75.8/° g r,
<br /> 44,616 p 44,616 _10©©% Wodele, however, said the gov- s,
<br /> le governor in Forest Lake` 670,199 235 847 434 352 -64.8% by eliminating also is giving cities a break d
<br /> They have cut Grant 57,890 0 57,890 100.0% by the state sales tax a
<br /> Hugo 258,241 0 -258,241 -100.0% on municipal purchases. tl
<br /> Lake Elmo ; 196,779 But that is small comforttc
<br /> ipal aid in the
<br /> 0 `-196,779 -100.0% Carufel, who said SouthhS St.. Paul
<br /> 3ut the current Lake St. Croix Beach 65,826 24,707 -41,119 -62.5% paid $85,000 in sales taxes last ai
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<br /> "sal is causing Lakeland 86,36 6,582 79,780 92.4%
<br /> Lakeland Shores 4,3 year, compared with the proposed fi
<br /> 0 -4,343 -100.0% loss of $2.7 million in aid. ai
<br /> furor because the Landfall
<br /> 37,930 35,924 -2,006 -5,3% State aid to St. Paul would de- b;
<br /> ied cuts are much Mehtamedi ' 474,419 93,606 380,813 -8U.3'i crease $9.7 million, p
<br /> or. 13.6 er- th Marine-on-St. Croix 48,143 0 48,143 -100.0% cent, next year under the proposal. u;
<br /> ' Newport 471,797 29,728 -442,069 -93.7% The city will collect $63.8 million se-
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<br /> !n the city's stockyards 32,543 38.595 in property taxes this year. ec
<br /> Oak Park Heights 84,4$7 51,g44
<br /> t-packing plants closed. 720,631 944,101 776,5 0 , 45.1% Minneapolis would lose about se
<br /> ©akdale 1
<br /> nce Director Jim Carufel Pine Springs 2,920 0 2,920 100.0% $9.2 million, a drop of 8.5 percent. dE
<br /> still trying to recover. St. Mary's Point 6,026 0 6,026 100.0% We le skeptical that this is go- ce
<br /> east metro cities that St. Paul Park" 724,728 193,936 -530,792 73 ing to lead to.2% tax es long-term property m
<br /> big declines in state aid Stillwater 2,143,699 433.553 -1 710,146 -79.8% Mayor Susan Kimberly Paul
<br /> said. If it th
<br /> plan include i Wiile
<br /> Farming- rne 81,394
<br /> g 30,377 51,017 -62.7% would, we'd look at it. If this isn't ev
<br /> ngs and West St. Paul in Woodbury 1,378,746 265,361 -1,113,385 -80.8% long-term tax relief, then let's just at
<br /> County; Maplewood, County total 11,516,942 3,060,315 -8,456,627 -73.4% leave it the way it is." to
<br /> Tiew and North St. Paul
<br /> ! County, and Cottage Dakota County Critics wary of school "v
<br /> y
<br /> ewport, St. Paul Park Apple Valle 3 78,524 5s6 S17 1,592,007 5f}.1%
<br /> [water in Washington y , spending
<br /> Burnsville 3,728,923 ' 2.9 -1,326,017 35.6°6 Critics of the plan say there is th
<br /> the proposal; the state Coates 3,263 3,137 ° no guarantee that school property stf
<br /> 126 -3.9/°
<br /> illion to Minneso- Eagan 2,169,486 1,558,012 611,474 28.2% taxes will decrease in proportion of
<br /> sdistricts-to elimi- Farmington,,, $86,243 459 to the new staten aid. fei
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<br /> loca general education I°lampton 75� -'�26°4� �8i1°% State Revenue Commissioner do 3E1,539 12,219 -26,320 -68 3% ` Matt Smith says school taxes must de
<br /> About $270 million of Hastings 2,515,762 831,456 -1,684,306 -67.0% go down initially because the state lai
<br /> d be obtained by elimi- Inver Grove Hghts. 1,480,140 416,775 -1,063,365 71.8% sets the general education levy th(
<br /> mestead and Agricultur- Lakeville 2,248,593 623,223 _1,625,370 -72.3% and will not allow school districts Cu:
<br /> kid to cities. Other meth- Lilydale 7,898 17 025 9127 115�6% impose taxes for that purpose str,
<br /> ing for the education aid to
<br /> statefpropertyetax d Mendota 31,444 2,811 -28,633 -91.1% after Minnesota takes over those i
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