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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nov./Dec., 2010 <br />Volume 4, Issue 9 Gem Lake News <br />Special Interest <br />Articles: <br /> <br />• Financial Report <br />Card for Gem Lake <br /> <br />• Election Results <br /> <br />• City News-Page 4 <br /> <br />• 2011 Budget <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Upcoming Recycling <br />Dates: <br />December 1 <br />December 15 <br />December 29 <br /> <br /> <br />Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Newsletter Editor <br />Gem Lake is currently on <br />target to come in on or <br />slightly under its budget for <br />2010, according to a recent <br />report by Jessie Hart, Gem <br />Lake Treasurer. <br />Year-to-date revenues as of <br />the third quarter were <br />budgeted at $214,246 and <br />have come in at $210,826. <br />(Revenues have come in <br />slightly under budget in the <br />categories of <br />Intergovernmental income <br />and Miscellaneous income.) <br /> <br />The city has now received <br />98.4% of the revenues <br />anticipated to come in for <br />the first three quarters of the <br />Gem Lake Report Card: High Marks for Budget Goals <br />Election Results for Gem Lake <br />Two city council positions for Gem Lake <br />were up for election this year. The two <br />candidates were incumbents Gretchen <br />Artig-Swomley and Rick Bosak. <br />Rick received 130 votes and Gretchen <br />received 131 votes. No recount is being <br />called for. <br />There were also four write-in votes. Gem <br />Lake has a total of 287 registered voters. <br />At least 204 local residents voted on <br />election day, meaning Gem Lake turnout <br />was 71%, well over the average for the <br />state. <br />Both candidates say they are honored to <br />be re-elected, including Rick Bosak, who is <br />pictured at right. <br /> <br /> <br />year. This represents <br />47.57% of the revenues <br />budgeted for 2010. The <br />remaining revenue to come <br />in during the fourth quarter <br />will be primarily from <br />property tax revenues. <br /> <br />Thorough planning is the <br />prime reason Gem Lake is <br />doing as well as it is, <br />according to Mayor Bob <br />Uzpen. "We put together a <br />realistic budget and on a <br />month to month basis we <br />are controlling discretionary <br />spending." <br /> <br />(continued pg. 2) Jessie Hart, Gem Lake <br />Treasurer <br />Rick Bosak, Gem Lake City <br />Council Member