NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE OF HEARING

Pursuant to Chapter 103D.911 of the Minnesota Statutes, notice is hereby given that the Board of Managers of the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for 2022 at 10:00 A.M., August 16, 2021, at the District office, 453 North McKinley Street in Warren, Minnesota.

The following is a summary of the proposed budget for 2022:
Building Maintenance 13,000
Utilities 6,500
Supplies/Equipment 20,000
Telephone 5,000
Publication & Printing 5,500
Postage 1,500
Miscellaneous 700
Insurance 26,000
Legal/Professional/Administrative Services 47,000
Managers Per Diem & Expenses 30,000
Association Dues 6,500
Employee Mileage & Expenses 4,000
Vehicle Expenses 10,000
Employee Payroll & Fringes 340,000

Project Construction 9,700

USGS Stream Gage & Cost Share 9,000
Stream Maintenance 2,500
Property Taxes 54,000
590,900

Less Estimated Project Expenses 340,900

Net Administrative Fund Budget 250,000

In addition, an ad valorem tax of 0.048360 percent of taxable market value for 2021, collectible in 2022, will be levied on all taxable property within the district in accordance with provisions Minnesota 1976 Session Law, Chapter 162, Sec 1; as amended by laws of 1982, Chapter 474, sec 1; laws of 1983, Chapter 338; and laws of 1989 First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 5, Sec 45 and in accordance with said statute, one half of this levy will remain in the district for the development, construction and maintenance of projects and programs of benefit to the District and the other half of the levy will be sent to the Red River Watershed Management Board for the development, construction and maintenance of projects and programs of benefit to the Red River Basin.
Interested persons are invited to attend this hearing and express their views.
/s/ Roger Mischel
Secretary
(July 28, August 4, 2021)