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A 1974 budget totalling tinued its - (1973) state
$2,165,960 was approved ' aid policies in 1974,"
last week --byMaple- Miller commented, "Ma-
wood's Village Council. plewood could have rea-
It's roughly the same sonably expected . . . an
budget recommended by . additional $63,900 t o
V i 1 l a g e Manager Mi- $104,300.
chael Miller and repre- But the increased aids -
sents approximately a 20' will amount to virtually
per cent spending in- nothing, only $30, he re-
crease over the current ported. -
budget. Miller said almost half
The village estimates the spending -some
expenditures of $1,022,695 — will be- rout-
$1,805,300 in 1973. ed into the public safety
The new budget will be department.
supported by $1,279,400 The 'distribution also
in local property tax includes $542,780 for
revenues. That's up :public works, $332.990
$210,370. - - for general government.
Miller speculated that $175,435 for recreation
it's going to talo a little and parks and $92,060
over 13 mills to raise the for community develop-
necessary tax revenue. ment nt.
The 1973 levy was 12.09 In breakdown by clas-
mills. sification, the b u d g e t
shows $1,238,215 for per-
Earlier, in his budget
message, the manager sonal services, ' $549,010
for contractual services,
blamed the almost cer-
taro tax increase on $197,810 for capital out-
changes in state aid for- my, $o d i t ie ss,tefor com
mulas. m , $45,480 for
"If Minnesota had con- debt service and $30 for
contingencies.