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 NOTICE OF PROPOSED

 TAX INCREASE

The Suwannee River Water Management District has
tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property
tax levy.

Last year's proposed tax levy:

 A. Initially proposed tax levy $5,186,014
 B. Less tax reductions due to Value Adjustment
 Board and other assessment changes ($ 50,746)
 C. Actual property tax levy $5,236,760

This year's proposed tax levy: $6,393,425

This tax increase is applicable to: Columbia, Dixie,
Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee,
Taylor, and Union counties, and.portions of Alachua,
Baker, Bradford, Jefferson, Levy and Putnam counties.

All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
hearing on the tax increase to be held on:

 SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
 5:30 P.M.
 : at
 SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT
 DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS
 Corner of U.S. 90 and C.R. 49
 Live Oak, Florida

A FINAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase and
the budget will be made during this hearing.
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 NOTICE OF PROPOSED


 TAX INCREASE


The City of Jasper has tentatively Adopted a
measure to increase its property tax levy.


Last year's property tax levy


 A. Initially proposed tax levy.............$187,009
 B. Less tax reductions due to Value




 SC. Actual property tax levy.............. $196,358


 This year's proposed tax levy...........$227,085


 All concerned citizens are invited to attend a
 Public Hearing on the tax increase to be held on


 Tuesday, September 26, 2006


 at 6:00 P.M.
 City Council Chambers, City Hall,
 208 West Hatley Street,

 Jasper, Florida 32052


A FINAL;DECISION on the proposed tax increase
and the budget will be made at this hearing.
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 Budget Summary
 Suwannee River Water Management District
 Fiscal Year 2006-2007
 General Fund Special Revenue Funds Total All Funds

CASH BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD $2,573,790 $22,590,218 $25,164,008
ES11MATED REVENUES
 (Millage per $1000)
TAXES (.4914 Mills)
 Ad Valorem Taxes $6,100,000 $0 $6,100,000
 Documentary Stamp Taxes $0. $5,067,954 $5,067,954 ,
 Florida Forever $0 $19,335,000 $19,335,000
PERMITANDUCENSEFEES $0 $410,180 $410,180
OTHER INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
 Local Revenues $0 $750,000 $750,000
 Wetlands Grant $0 $247,000 $247,000
 DEP Coastal Zone Management Grant $0 $87,500 $87,500
 ERPGrant $0 $453,000 $453,000
 ERP Suwannee River Partnership Grant $0 $3,372,2.61 $3,372,261
 Delineated Areas Grant $0 $40,000 $40,000
 DOT Grant $0 $445,000 $445,000
 Dept. of Agriculture And Consumer Services $0 $1,716,952 $1,716,952
 Water Protection & Sustainability Grant $0 $12,686,310. $12,686,310
 DEP Monitoring Grant $70,000 $0 $70,000
 SWIM Revenue $0 $2,555,000 $2,555,000
FEDERALGRANTS
 FEMA Grants $0 $1,714,620 $1,714,620
 U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Grant $0 $106,138 $106,138
 NRCSGrants $0 $3,012,222 $3;012,222
 TEA-21 Grant $0 $896,000 $896,000
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES
 Interest and General Sales $150,000 $175,000 $325,000
 Timber Sales. $0 $640,000 $640,000
FUNDTRANSFERS $0 $0 $0
TOTALREVENUESANDOTHERSOURCES $6,320,000 $53,710,137 $60,030,137.
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES AND BALANCES $8,893,790 $76,300,355 $85,194,145

EXPENDrURESEXPENSES
 Salaries And Benefits $2,392,427 $2,783,056 $5,175,483
 Other Personal Services $563,438 $23,559,479 $24,122,917
 Expenses $1,495,735 $1,082,562 $2,578,297
 Operating Capital Outlay $190,500 $121,315 $311,815
 Fixed Capital Outlay $0 $25,500,743 $25,500,743
 Interagency Expenditures $332,500 $14,590,700 $14,923,200
TOTALEXPENDITURESEXPENSES $4,974,600 $67,637,855 $72,612,455
 Reserves $3,919,190 $8,662,500 $12 581 690
TOTALEXPENDITURESANDRESERVES $8,893,790 $76,300,355 $85,194,145
THE TENTATIVE, ADOPTED, AND/ORFINAL BUDGETS AREON FILE IN THE OFFICE OFTHE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXING AUTHORITY .
ASA PUBLIC RECORD. 295296-F


 BUDGET SUMMARY

 ETHE CITY OF

 JASPER
 FISCAL YEAR 2006-07

 Millage 4.7470
Estimated Receipts
Operating Cash Reserve .................................... $ 201,457.00
Current Ad Valorem Taxes-Real -
 And Personal Property..... ......... .......... ... ....$ 215,730.00
General Fund.................................... ................ $1,064,965.00
Sanitation/Refuse Collection Furid........................$ 377,200.00
W ater/Sewer/Utility Fund......................................$1,494,521.00
Gas Operation Fund... ............................ ..... .$ 826,703.00
Total Receipts all Funds...................................... $4,180,576.00
Less Transfers of Funds.........................................$ 380,025.00
Total Receipts....................................... ...,... ....... $3,800,551.00


Estimated Expenditures/Expenses
General Fund ................................. .................$1,482,152.00
Sanitation/Refuse Collection Fund........................$ 377,200.00
W ater/Sewer/Utility Fund........... .............. .... i ........$1,494,521.00


Gas Operation Fund............................................ $ 826,703.00
Total Appropriated Expenditures/Expenses........$4,180,576.00
Less Transfers of Funds.......................$ 380,025.00
Total Expenditures/Expenses................................$3,800,551.00


The Tentative,. Adopted, and/or Final Budgets are on file in the
office of the above-mentioned taxing authority as Public Record.
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THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2006


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