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� <br />And lastly, remember we are the least-taxed community our size in the Metro. As the <br />attached graph shows, the tax difference between us and other Metro cities is striking. <br />Roseville's city property taxes were approximately 20% below the average of other <br />Metro cities in 1995. In 2000, we were approximately 25% below other cities. By 2005, <br />though there is a slight up-tick the last year, Roseville's city property taxes are now <br />settling in at approximately 30%below other Metro communities. Over the last decade, <br />then, Roseville city taxes have not only been among the lowest in the Metro; they have <br />been among the lowest by an increasingly larger margin compared to the average tax <br />rate in other Metro cities. <br />Under my recommended budget and 10% levy increase, Roseville would remain the <br />least-taxed city our size — without laying off any city employees in 2006, without <br />delaying scheduled replacement of necessary capital items, and without spending city <br />reserves. We could preserve community service levels in our core, tax-supported <br />operations (Police, Fire, Streets, Parks and Recreation) while making modest progress in <br />citywide traffic modeling, performance measurement, and enhanced pedestrian safety. <br />_ �.�� � r� <br />R <br />-� <br />� <br />