{"id":3211,"date":"2018-01-12T21:02:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-13T02:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2018-01-12T21:02:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T02:02:03","slug":"batavia-proposed-budget-recommends-a-tax-rate-decrease-lowest-since-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/12\/batavia-proposed-budget-recommends-a-tax-rate-decrease-lowest-since-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Proposed budget recommends a tax rate decrease, lowest since 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Press release<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On Friday January 12, 2018, City of Batavia Manager Jason Molino delivered to the City Council a 2018\/2019 Recommended City Budget. The budget supports quality\u00a0 City services;<\/div>\n<div>sustained investment in infrastructure; reasonable and reliable employee wages and benefits;<\/div>\n<div>and a budget that proposes a 3% tax rate decrease to $8.99 per $1,000 of assessed value.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Proposed Budget supports total expenditures of $24.3million (an increase of 1.9%). It meets the City Council\u2019s budget goal of staying below the City\u2019s tax cap. Due to a substantial 4 .1% increase in the City\u2019s tax base, half of which is due to the Genesee County nursing home becoming privately owned and taxable, the budget contains a property tax rate<\/div>\n<div>that will go down, to $8.99 per $1,000-a reduction of 3%. This is the lowest City tax rate since 2006. Under the Proposed<\/div>\n<div>Budget, the City property tax bill for the owner of a home valued at $90,000 would decrease by $25.20.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe Proposed Budget is a result of growth in our tax base,\u201d said City Manager Molino. In his budget message to City Council he said, \u201cWe are committed to our focus to an unabashed \u201call in\u201d approach to growth.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Last year the City set a path to achieve $100 million of new investment through the efforts of<\/div>\n<div>four distinct priorities: FOCUS on growth, operational excellence, neighborhood investment and BIG<\/div>\n<div>Collaborative projects. While the City has made significant gains with all priorities, none are more<\/div>\n<div>noticeable than the City winning the Governor\u2019s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThrough the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the City of Batavia will accelerate the<\/div>\n<div>redevelopment of existing buildings, and create additional business and residential opportunities downtown\u201d the Manager states.<\/div>\n<div>\u201c<\/div>\n<div>By investing in the entrepreneurial climate and downtown environmental qualities, and by encouraging ethnic diversity and active lifestyles, Batavia hopes to foster a creative class of workers who will spur continued job growth.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Currently, the City has made significant movement towards our goal of $100 million. As of December<\/div>\n<div>31, 2017, the City\u2019s \u201cI\u2019m All In!\u201d Scoreboard revealed over $8.8 million in completed investments,$15.8 million in-<\/div>\n<div>progress for completion in the next two years and another $58.8 million planned by 2022. In total, after just one year of commitment, we have over $83.5 million on our horizon for completion by 2022, and more still to come.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>The Recommended Budget includes:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7Completion of Healthy Schools Corridor sidewalk project, a $1 million federal grant for the<\/div>\n<div>construction of over 12,000 linear feet of new sidewalk<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7Completion of Highway PM grant, $2.55 million federal grant for the resurfacing of 6 streets<\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7$256,000 of additional annual street resurfacing<\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7$285,720 of additional annual sidewalk replacement<\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7Resurfacing of the East Parking Lot at the City Centre<\/div>\n<div>\uf0b7Supporting the Town of Batavia in the construction of the Ellicott Trail<\/div>\n<div>Sales Tax: The budget projects that sales tax collections will increase slightly, .4% for next year,a somewhat improvement from the past two years of decline.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Water &amp; Sewer Rates:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The proposed rate adjustment for FY 18\/19 includes a water rate increase of $.18<\/div>\n<div>or 3.5%. In addition, the plan includes a capital improvement fee increase for all meter sizes. The<\/div>\n<div>impact to a typical residential customer with a 5\/8-inch meter will be $.54 per quarter. The proposed<\/div>\n<div>water rate for a typical residential user is $5.30 per 1,000 gallons and the capital fee per typical<\/div>\n<div>residential user is $5.99 per quarter. The total impact to a typical residential customer (approximately<\/div>\n<div>95% of customers) from the proposed rate and fee adjustments is approximately $4.49\/quarter.<\/div>\n<div>There is no rate increase proposed for the sewer rate this year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI wish to thank City Department Heads and Bureau Chiefs , and their staff, for their professional approach to the challenges that mark every budget,\u201dMolino states. \u201c<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They continue to serve the community with highest standards, and it has been an absolute pleasure to work with them.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 2018\/19 proposed Budget is posted on the City website at<\/div>\n<div>http:\/\/www.batavianewyork.com\/office-of-the-city-manager\/pages\/city-budget<\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<div>Public copies of the Proposed Budget are available for review at the City Clerk\u2019s office, One Batavia City Centre (1st<\/div>\n<div>Floor)<\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release On Friday January 12, 2018, City of Batavia Manager Jason Molino delivered to the City Council a 2018\/2019 Recommended City Budget. The budget supports quality\u00a0 City services; sustained investment in infrastructure; reasonable and reliable employee wages and benefits; and a budget that proposes a 3% tax rate decrease \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/12\/batavia-proposed-budget-recommends-a-tax-rate-decrease-lowest-since-2006\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[752],"class_list":["post-3211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-batavia","tag-budget-proposal-2018-19"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-PN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14296,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/02\/25\/batavia-city-council-discusses-proposed-budget-cuts-tax-increase-overriding-the-tax-cap-and-a-water-rate-increase-bdc-presentation\/","url_meta":{"origin":3211,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/City Council discusses proposed budget cuts, tax increase, overriding the tax cap, and a water rate increase, BDC presentation","author":"aka","date":"February 25, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zuWGz82Qzhg Batavia City Council held a Conference Meeting at City Hall on Monday night. 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