The Woodlands Edition | October 2023

BY VANESSA HOLT & JESSICA SHORTEN

Shenandoah approves FY 2023 24 tax rate Shenandoah City Council approved the city’s scal year 2023-24 budget and a tax rate of $0.1449 per $100 valuation at the Sept. 13 meeting. According to city budget documents, the city projects $11.55 million in general fund revenue for 2023-24. Sorting out details The approved tax rate is lower than the 2022-23 tax rate of $0.1477 per $100 valuation, while the city’s appraisal roll is $1.47 billion for 2023, up from $1.46 billion in 2022, according to township records. In the FY 2023-24 budget: • Sales tax revenue is projected at about $8.28 million, up from $7.81 million in 2022-23. • The budget includes $3.95 million for the Shenandoah Police Department, up from

Oak Ridge North approves $18K for park plan

Tax rate change

Shenandoah tax rate Fiscal year 2022-23: $0.1477 per $100 valuation FY 2023-24 : $0.1449 per $100 valuation

Tax appraisal roll FY 2022-23 : $1.46 billion FY 2023-24: $1.47 billion

Oak Ridge North City Council approved spending $18,000 on a master plan concept for Marilyn Edgar Park at its Aug. 14 meeting following Teddy Bear Park being renovated earlier this year. Since the park is intended to improve quality of life and health, the city can use American Rescue Plan Act funds,

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$3.56 million in 2022-23. • The police department budget includes $2.38 million for salaries and wages, up from $2.16 million. • The budget includes $1.12 million for public works, up from $1.06 million in 2022-23. • Water and sewer department salaries and wages are increasing from $578,376 to $651,750.

city o cials said. What happened

Coming out of roughly $43,000 in leftover ARPA funds, City Council approved hiring Burditt Consulting to create a master plan for Marilyn Edgar Park. This does not include construction or setting a timeline for implementation of the plan.

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