HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 03-08 Maplewood Revenue Sharing Plans Outlined DISPATCH Maplewood Revenue
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Maplewood's 1972-73 sidewalk construction ed in the 1972 budget,
revenue sharing funds program, a street light- only to be eliminated be-
probably will be spent ing program, construe- cause of a cutback in
for a new fire station, tion of a new municipal federal funds that would
p a r k land acquisition building and a public have covered part of the
and development, a per- works building, health cost.
s o n n e 1 study and an and welfare programs, This study, -according
open space study. sanitary sewer system to Miller,c can be- added
Those are the recom- funding, a cultural arts to a drainage study
mendations of Village program and g o v e r n- funded in the 1973 bud-
Manager Michael , Mill- ment information ser- get.
er. vices. The personnel study,
They were endorsed Miller estimated the estimated to cost about
unanimously last week cost for the new fire sta- $5,000, would be for the
by the village council. tion, which will be locat- preparation of position
The village will have ed at Hazelwood Avenue classifications and pay
an estimated $135,000 in and County Road C at plans,Miller indicated.
.revenue sharing funds about$150,000. He described the per-
available before the end He s u g g e s t e d ear- sonnel study as beyond
of this year. marking $60,000 of cur- the capabilities of the
Miller said that by no rent r e v e n u e sharing village staff and long
means can re v en u e funds for the project — overdue.
sharing meet all of the and more in the future. So far the village has
village's needs for the The station costs can received $91,000 in reve-
next five years. be apportioned over sev- nue sharing moneys_
But a variety of proj- eral years,he explained. But officials anticipate
ects can be financed, at Some $30,000 has been receipt of an additional
least in part, with the singled out this year for $44,000 this year, one
funds,he said. park acquisition and de- half of the 1973 appor-
He identified some of velopment, a program •tionment.
them as purchase of a that Miller says could
pumper truck for the cost the village $500,000 REGISTRATION SET
new fire station, a police over the next five years. • Registration will begin
liaison program carried He said the p a r k s Monday for the Maple-
out cooperatively with a package can be financed wood Parks and Recrea
local school district, a not only from revenue tion Department's 1973
sharing. but from a ser- adult softball leagues.
vice charge and tax levy Play will be on the same'
as well. nights as last year.
The village manager Registration, which
also defended proceed- closes April 19, must in-
ng with a revenue-shar- dude the entry fee. Ad-,
ing-financed open space ditional information is
s t u d y at a cost of available from the rec-
$30•000, reation office, 1830 Frost
The study was includ- Ave. -