The Norfolk budget hearing will be held on May 3. From the city's press release: Public Hearing on City Manager’s Proposed 2007 Operating and Capital Improvement Budget NOTE: Input at this public hearing will be limited to comments on the proposed operating and capital improvement budgets only. Wednesday May 3, 2006 6 p.m. Lafayette Winona … Continue reading Budget hearing
Day: April 25, 2006
Five cents is proposed real estate rate reduction
Tonight, Norfolk City Manager Regina Williams will be presenting the budget to council. The budget includes a 5-cent reduction in the real estate tax rate, from the current $1.35 to $1.30 per $100 of assessed value. The $1.1 billion budget is 6.1% higher than last year's. According to Williams, real estate taxes account for only … Continue reading Five cents is proposed real estate rate reduction
Norfolk Mayoral Candidates
On May 2, Norfolk citizens will have an opportunity to elect our mayor for the first time since 1916. This opportunity was a long time coming. Back in 1997, council first decided to study the issue and appointed a commission to do so. In the fall of 2000, an advisory referendum was held, in which … Continue reading Norfolk Mayoral Candidates
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