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Inflation and a possible end to ing,"Evans told the City Council nue-sharing program beyond
the federal revenue-sharing pro- recently about the proposed$9.1 Sept.30, 1980,he said.
gram are two factors responsi- million budget.The council,has
ob ble for a$300,000 increase in the scheduled a budget hearing forinclud"Consequently,we of ex have had to
\ proposed 1980 Maplewood budg- Oct. 4. int a eeneralfund which inures
Evans City Manager Barry "Another item which affects other years could have been in-
the general fund is revenue shar- eluded in the revenue sharing
V) "INFLATION on everything ing which is estimated at$78,000 fund and not affect the tax rate."
we purchase,coupled with high- less than last year,"the manager Evans added that Maplewood
er personnel costs are the princi- continued.That's because Con- would be short$300,000 in 1981
pal reasons for increased spend- gress hasn't extended the reve- if Congress doesn't continue rev-
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budget up, manager says
enue-sharing. or other revenues. state law requires the contribu-
In his budget report,Evans tions suggests that careful re- tions be spread over 10 instead
also noted that: of 20 years.
view should be made of projects
■Twenty percent of the 1980 that benefit one segment of the •There will be a'10 percent
tax,levy will be used for paying city but portions of which end up increase in sewer service rates
city debts."This amounts to being charged to all property to help cut down a$170,000 def i-
$623,600 and of that amount owners." cit."The unfortunate part is that
$530,000 or 85 percent of the ■The city is more than this increase will still result in a
debt service can be traced to doubling its yearly contribution deficit for 1980 and the matter
construction costs that weren't to the firefighters'pension from will again have to be reviewed in
covered by special assessments $14,292 to$30,167 because a new the 1981 budget."