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Politics & Government

Where Your Oakdale Tax Dollars Go

See a breakdown on where the city property tax dollars go for a home valued at $200,000.

At Oakdale's Truth in Taxation hearing last week, city finance director Suzanne Warren gave an explanation of what the city's portion of property tax dollars pay for. Below, see how much a home valued at $200,000 will pay for different city services in 2012:

Service Amount Police Services $240.44 Fire Contract $53.37 Protective Inspections $16.77 Special Public Safety Levy $11.91 Street Maintenance $45.66 Trees and Landscape $11.68 Capital Park Projects $7.94 Buildings & Equipment $45.10 Administration & Commissions $66.75 Finance & Insurance $51.96 Engineering & Planning $47.24 Economic Development $0 Contingency $10.03 Community Recreation Services $7.73 Debt Service $123.75 Capital Improvements $7.94 Park Maintenance $36.10 Total $784.38
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