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Published August 09, 2011, 08:36 AM

Alexandria City Council crunches its budget

The Minnesota Legislature’s cuts to cities are coming home to roost. At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council amended its 2011 budget to make up for $673,695 in reduced Local Government Aid (LGA) and the elimination of the market value homestead credit (MVHC).

By: Al Edenloff, Alexandria Echo Press

The Minnesota Legislature’s cuts to cities are coming home to roost.

At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council amended its 2011 budget to make up for $673,695 in reduced Local Government Aid (LGA) and the elimination of the market value homestead credit (MVHC).

The council couldn’t raise its levy – taxes have already been collected for this year – so it had to make cuts within the budget that had been based on the certified LGA amounts.

Read Wednesday's Echo Press to find out what the council decided to cut.

A variety of other items were also on Monday’s agenda, including a $7.5 million revenue bond to the Alexandria Technical and Community College Foundation; the purchase a new outdoor alert siren; hiring a street maintenance supervisor; a resolution to provide deferred assessments to senior citizens facing a financial hardship; a new agreement to blacktop Cardinal Lane.

Wednesday's Echo Press will have more details.

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