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REAL ESTATE TAXES As all landowners in the City are aware they have now received their tax statements for 1977 which represent quite large increases in total tax dollars. The obvious reaction by tax- payers is the local units of government have greatly increased their budgets therefore requiring more tax dollars. The increases this year however are not necessarily a result of large increases in local spending. The City budget did increase for 1977, however, at a much more moderate rate than what the tax statements reflect. The City of Ramsey mill rate for 1976 was 7.68 compared to 10.70 for 1977; the major areas of increase in .the City's budget was in police protection when it went to 16 hours service doubling the 1976 coverage and going to a full time community school p'rogram which also doubled the Ci~y's expenditure in this area. The major reason for the increased tax this year is a mandate at the State level which requires assessors at all levels of government to increase assessed valuations to become more in line with actual market values based on recent land sales. The County Assessor, Gayle Leone, has indicated that Ramsey's assessed valuations are near the State recommendation however are still on the low side; and it can be expected that the City will be forced to irtcrease assessed valuations again next year. For taxpayers information below are comparison tables for Ramsey tax dollars; one showing the municipal mill rates for all cities within Anoka ~ounty. The other showing where the percentage of your tax dollar is spent. Municipal mill rates in Anoka County How Ramsey tax dollars are spen t MUNICIPALITY Andover Anoka Bethel Blaine Centerville Circle Pines Columbia Heights Coon Rap ids East Bethel Fridley Ham Lake Hilltop Lexington Lino Lakes Ramsey Saint Francis Spring Lake Park 6.44 20.20 17.57 13.79 16.06 13.20 20.41 20.60 10.93 14.78 11. 09 20.18 20.98 15.75 10.70 21.88 11. 21 l%-OTHE TAXING DISTRICTS