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JANUARY 1993, VOLUME 8, 110. 1 ITIS THE SEASON TO BE CHIPPER Recycle your Christmas Tree December 26 throu_ Ja...ary 10 Once again this year Ramsey residents may bring their Christmas trees to drop-off locations in the City where we will be turning your Christmas trees into chips. These chips can be used as mulch to help protect trees from erosion and drought and provide valuable nutrients to the soil. Call 427-1410 for more information. Drop-off Locations: River's Bend Park Ramsey Municipal Center Central Park Funding for chipping equipment provided by the Metropolitan Council. at' CITY REACHES AGREEMENT ON FRANCHISE WITH UTILITY COMPANIES For many years the Anoka Electric Cooperative, Midwest Gas and, in a small area of the City, the Anoka Municipal Electric Utility have been providing electric and natural gas services to properties in the City of Ramsey. In 1984 the City reached an agreement with Midwest Gas regarding use by the utility of City streets, City right-of-ways and other services delivered to the utility by City Staff so that natural gas can be delivered to the gas company customers. At its meeting of November 24, 1992 the City Council reached a similar agreement with the two electric utilities. Additional to the above, the City is currently deliberating whether the community should bill the utilities for the unique services received from the City of Ramsey. The form of billing currently being discussed is a franchise fee levied against either all or a portion of the revenues generated within the City by the utility companies, similar to that which occurs on cable television revenues throughout the State of Minnesota. If such a fee is ultimately approved by the Council, it is expected that it will be passed on to utility customers in the form of a rate increase. It is anticipated that the City Council will be making a decision on this issue in January. CITIZENIS GREEN TREE CO_TTEE MEETING nate{Time: "ation: ....../ d Agen a: Wednesday, January 13, 1992; 7:00 p.m. Ramsey Municipal Center 1993 Arbor Events and Environmental Expo Planning 1993 Regional Arbor Ceremony Announcement and Discussion Anoka County Tree Board 1993 Plan Presentation and Discussion Comprehensive Community Forestry Plan Review CITY OF RAMSEY MAlIT AIlS COMPETITIVE TAX RATE At its meeting of November 23, 1992 the Ramsey City Council approved its budget for 1993. Included in this budget approval was an increase of 5.61% in the amount of taxes the City is raising from local property owners. While it was necessary to increase the tax rate, with this increase it is projected that the City of Ramsey will continue to have the fourth lowest tax rate of the 35 cities in tbe State with populations between 10,000 and 20,000 (it is estimated that Ramsey's 1993 population is 14,000). The City tax levy is only a small portion of your te f' dollar. In 1992, of every dollar collected in property ta:. within this community, 14.2e went to the City of Ramsey in the form of local tax, 30.8e went to Anoka County, ' 53.8e went to the school district and the last 1.2e went to special taxing jurisdictions. It is expected that similar taxing relationships will occur in 1993. The impact of this budget decision on your property tax will vary depending upon the type of property and the value of that property. For instance, because the State Legislature reduced the property dass rate for homes with market values over $115,000 for 1993, these homeowners may actually experience a decrease inJhe amount of taxes paid to the City of Ramsey. A1tematively, however, for homes with values below the $115,000 mark set by the State Legislature, there will likely be a small increase. Further, if your property increased in value for taxes payable 1993, there will be an increase in your taxes which will vary by the dollar increase in the property value. The Assessor's estimated market values for all properties in the City of Ramsey and all other cities in the State are set in accordance with State guidelines. Up until mid-1992 the City of Ramsey employed a City Assessor, in-house, who was charged with the duty of setting appraised values on all property within Ramsey for tax purposes. The City now contracts with Anoka County for those services. Therefore, ~ you have any questions regarding your evaluation, filing of homestead cards or related matters, please contact the County Assessor's Office at 421.4760.