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Las Noticias en espanol P<gl2 Freeport • Baldwin E R Freeport school tax set rr;'r.' -Ti:-'-' --''. ■“ . ' ‘ ■ by Sue Morgan Resideats ia the Freeport School District who owa siogte*family homes will pay a t u rate of S5S.93 per SlOO of assessed valoatkm dnriag the comlag year* it was aanoanccd lu t week. Althoagh the district is operating under an austerity budget because the proposed budget was defeated last May. the new tax rate is an increase of $5.15 over last year’s rate. Freeport's Astistant Si^erinteodeat for Business Kish Kimdism attributed the inaease to: • 11.654.235 pore fat cipeoditurcy • a decreue of $332,031 in revenues; • a decease in the assessed value the district; • and a 1.85 percent increase in the percentage of the total tax levy to be bone by homeowners. The past two y ^ have also seen a shift cd the tax burden to this group. 6T237 percent, and then 1A5 percent Sin^e famOy homes are designated as \Class 1 r m ^ propor tion of taxes paid by four categories which also indode n^Hitipia dwellings, utilities, and commetciaL Mr. Kuncham said the increase in the Commercial Class 4 would be four cents per $100. The percentage incresse to home- owners alone constitutes $1.92 of the rate increase. The drop in valoation accobfits for 50 cents ia the rate increase, Mr. Kuncham s ^ A homeowner whose dwelling is assessed at $6,000 would pay $309 more in school taxes this year. Last May, Freeport voters tuned down a tax rate of $56J8, carrying an increase o f $5.80. A second vote in June, on propositions to fund inter* sdwlsstic sports end extra-cuiricnlar activities, and for some school sup plies not permitted to be fnnished under an austerity budget, was also negative. Mr. Kuncham said that as of the end of 1994-95 opentioQS, it appeared that that district's $2.7 mlUiaB deficit might amottM to lem; o d would \ M - initely not be worse.\ Budgeted for the coming year is $95,000 which will be paid in up-froot interest on the debt when the State enacts ipedil kgjslstkn to arrange for foe four-year payback of foe deficxL i l P I V Jki *!> • H WE ALL SCREAM R>R...the First A m a l FrMport Community Picnie, spon sored last Saturday by Fteeport KKranis. the Chamber of Commerce and the Exchange Club. Freeporters of ail ages turned out for the event et Waterfront Park, including, from left. Chits. Michael v a j Jennifer Koionkowskl and Kelsey Molese. For more, see page 6. - -State report critical of some village practices But officials say most corrected RAQAMUFRN ROUNDUP: For the pest 25 summers, a hl^dlght for Freeporters ages four to seven has been the Village Recreation Department’s Park PFOgram held Tuesday to Friday mornings. July to midAuejst A fmortte event every year is the Ragamuffin Parade. Recently the youngsters In their 'old* dothes Dned up with their kerchief wrapped lunches at the end c4 sticks. They er>}oyed looking at the boats (as the tourists looked at them!) along the Nauticai MQe. Once again. The Mermaid irwlted the children to eat their lunch- as watching the boat traffic from the restaurant's deck. r » ' 4 i ■- !• - A s r - u * i V ■ by Sue Morgan A State Coof^xdfk^t report released last week was eritkul of some of the fi&tueial practices of the Village o f FteepotL However, 13 of foe 15 fiadingi had been oorrected eves before the report was in print, vniage spokespenoo toes Saszeri fold The llader. Pointed to ia the report by the Dhriskn of M u n k ^ Affairs as needing \prompt action by village officials* were: • A Coital Funds Project deficit of $850,886 a t of February,1994, due mainly to expenditurea being made befon the b o ^ had authorized bond issues to pay for them. Money wai advanced from the general fond to pay for capital projects, although the law requirca a b ^ issue to be paused first The projects in v o lv ^ included Village Hall rehabilitation. Sanitary Sewer Reining, and dnunage, hanrtkaip ramp and street in^covemeat programs from pcevioas yean. • Numerous interfnnd loans made between vQlage funds over a period of yean, totaling about $3.5 mfllVin. The capital peojeett fund owed the general fond $1,184,000; the electric fend owed the g e a ^ fond $800,000; and foe gea- enl fund owed the risk retentioo fond about $1.1 millioa from a three-year- old loan. T h e coatinnons use of geaertl fond moneys to teo^porarfly finuice capital project expenditures...may tmpalr the genmal foad’a ability to puy its obliga- tkas timely,''foe report s ta t^ • Payments for unused rick and vecn- tkn love were wionriT granted to for mer Mayor Dorothy siom, and Karen Navin a ^ Andrew Ladwkk, Geik and Treasurer respectively, in h a admkb- tration. $17,262 was paid to Mayor Storm upon her retirement, althoagh elected offidala do not accrue such kave. the lenort said. Mn. prid $10,577 and Mr. Ludwidc $2,088, payments to w U d they were not eutitied, in the State's oplnioa, although the late Mayor IhooTaoo dis^ieed, the r^oft saidl tfionUnued en page 14) Hungerford & CUak Family entertainment at to add on festival Saturday pages pages . r. su I- i f i I I 'i- iV •i
