City Council Aug 16th, 17th and 18th

This week will be busy for the Isanti City Council. We have our regular scheduled Council meeting Tuesday August 16th.

We will be considering bids for Audio/Visual equipment, furniture, phone system and cabling for the New City Hall. These costs are well over $100,000.

The second big issue that will be discussed is the 2006 Street Projects. The west end of Main Street that intersects C.S.A.H. 23, East Main St. from Railroad Avenue to Penny Ln, Richard Ave, Elizabeth St and Broadway are part of the proposed improvements for 2006.

The third big issue will be the Proposed 2006 budget. There are many new expenditure proposals. The overall budget with all requests would increase over 30%. I have made a commitment not to raise taxes this year. We must make the new growth pay for itself. We have roughly $500,000 in new revenues at the current tax rate. This is almost a 19% increase in total revenues. If we do not balance our budget with this principle our Property Taxes will spiral out of control.

I urge people to attend this meeting to help shape the budget process.

Remember that decisions are made by those who show up.

The Council will also be meeting the 17th and 18th to interview City Administrator candidates. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the hiring process of a new City Administrator please call or e-mail.