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2018 Proposed City Budget <br /> <br />- <br />of the hearing and property tax impacts from Anoka County in mid to late November. <br /> <br />the following enhancements: <br />• Full-time Senior Planner will not only allow for enhanced levels of customer service but will bring a collaborate <br />property owners to clean up areas of blight along Highway 10, Highway 47 and Highway 5. <br />• <br />will not only work in parks, but will also assist with snow removal. <br />• Part-time (20 hours week) Administrative Assistant in Engineering will perform administrative tasks (mail- <br />ings, notices) that the City Engineer had currently been overseeing. <br />• Increased hours for IT Technician from Part-time to Full-time to help accommodate the City’s growing IT <br />needs. <br />• <br />the City’s long-term road reconstruction plan through the issuance of debt and special assessments. <br /> <br />A little 2018 General Fund Budget Trivia: <br />1) <br />of a dump truck with plow. Can you guess approxi- <br />mately how much one of these large trucks costs? <br /> A. $50,000 <br /> B. $100,000 <br /> C. $150,000 <br /> D. $200,000 <br />2) <br />How much does the City budget annually for salt? <br /> A. $20,000 <br /> B. $40,000 <br /> C. $70,000 <br /> D. $100,000 <br />3) Speaking of roads, the City funds road reconstructions <br />Answers: <br />and overlays through a property tax levy and special <br />1) If you guessed letter D, you would be correct! <br />- <br />A full-size plow truck cost about $196,000. <br />eral Fund Budget funds the patching (sealcoating) of <br />2) <br />roads. For budget year 2018, the City’s General Fund <br />$70,000 annually for salt. In 2016, the City <br />has appropriated how much for sealcoating? <br />spent over $87,000 on salt alone during this <br /> A. $200,000 <br />very snowy, icy winter. <br /> B. $400,000 <br />3) <br /> C. $500,000 <br />towards the patching (sealcoating) of roads <br /> D. $700,000 annually. <br />6Ramsey Resident • November/December 2017 <br />