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8/9/2019 Browerville Blade - 08/05/2010 - page 1
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A community newspaper serving Browerville, MN and surrounding areas. USPS 067-560
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Volume 98; Number 8
www.bladepublishing.net
Wed. August 4
T-Storms
84/58
Thur. August 5
Sunny
77/54
Fri. August 6
Sunny
78/59
Sat, August 7
T-Storms
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Sun. August 8
T-Storms
83/62
Mon. August 9
Partly Cloudy
83/63
Tue. August 10
T-Storms
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Wed. August 11
T-Storms
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WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT
Todd County volunteersrecognized at the fair
Todd County TransparencyWhere do my Todd County property tax dollars go?
Monticello youthseriously injured
near Coal Lake
By Ben Dreher
George Santer has alwaysloved cars. He got his first car
when he was 20, a 1946 Chevy.
He got rid of it about an hour
after he got it because it wasnt
worth keeping. His next car was
a 1957 Oldsmobile. He got it in
Kansas City while going to
school. He kept that car for a
while. In all George estimates hehas owned around 35 vehicles.
George grew up and went to
school in Osakis. After school he
traveled about, and went to
many colleges around the coun-
try. Hes lived in Browerville for
about 30 years now. He has
three children, Nick, Angie, and
Stephanie. George has done carmaintenance and custom jobs
for people and himself through-
out the years.
One project he is working on
now, is a 1971 Chevy C10. This
has been his project for the last
Florence Rickbeil, Browerville, and Robert Sellnow,
Staples, were crowned the 2010 Outstanding Senior Citizens
at the Todd County Fair on July 30th. Additional fair photos
on page 16.
y Nathan Burkett,
odd County Administrator
The total budget of Todd
ounty is just under 27 million
ollars, and there are four pri-
mary funding sources:
Tax revenues property taxes
budgeted in 2010 at just under
12.1 million
Intergovernmental revenues
eimbursements for administra-
on of State and Federalrograms, State Aid Highway
unds and County Program Aids
budgeted in 2010 at just under
10 million
Charges for services fees
harged by the County for servic-
s, mostly charges to health care
rograms such as Medicare,
Medicaid and private insurance
udgeted in 2010 at just under
3.4 million
Miscellaneous and other rev-
nues grants, donations, build-
ng rental fees budgeted in
010 at just under $1.5 million.
Property taxes account for
about 44% of Todd Countys
funding. There are many rev-
enue sources that may go to fund
a specific program area. For the
2010 budget, property tax dol-
lars are allocated as follows:
General government pro-
vides for administration, build-
ing expenses, insurances, man-
dated library expenditures and
technology 15%Public safety provides for
patrol, county jail, probation,
prosecution and mandated
expenses related to public
defender services 24%
Tax administration, land
records and natural resources
provides for property tax admin-
istration, maintenance of land
records and administration of
the countys land use ordinance
10%
Community services pro-
vides for vulnerable adult and
child protection, administration
of state social services programs,
public health services and veter-
ans services 33%
Public works maintenance
and enhancement of the countys
highway system 18%
Each year in September,
County Boards are required by
the State to submit a prelimi-
nary levy to the State for certifi-
cation. The Todd County Board
has been diligent to keep proper-ty taxes to a reasonable level,
and has maintained the levy at a
rate lower than the State aver-
age for the past two years. For
2011, the Todd County Board has
directed staff to prepare a budg-
et which includes no levy
increase. On July 13, a prelimi-
nary budget was presented to
the Board in accordance with
this directive.
Next time How are property
taxes calculated?
Continued on page 16
75
On Sunday, August 1, at 7:45 am, a one vehicle accident
ith injuries was reported on 314th St, west of Coal Lake. The
heriffs department, Browerville Ambulance and Browerville
ire and Rescue responded to the scene. Lynn Black,
Monticello, driving her Dodge Caravan, with her three chil-
ren and her mother as passengers, when the vehicle crossedhe road and slid into the ditch, striking several trees. Cody
lack, 16, was partially ejected out the vans left side sliding
oor window, and his arm was pinned between the van and a
ee that was sideswiped by the van. Cody sustained severe
njuries to h is left arm and was transported to Long Prairie
Memorial Hospital and air lifted to North Memorial Hospital.
ll occupants of the van were wearing seatbelts.
Santer turns his love of carsinto a hobby