Local Infrastructure Challenges and Funding Comparisons

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Local Infrastructure Challenges andFunding
Comparisons
Dennis Arnold, Director Linn County Economic
Development 306 Main Street / PO Box 350 Mound
City, Kansas 66056 913.795.2274 Email
darnold_at_linncountyks.com On the web
www.linncountyks.com
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Housing Information

• Linn County
• Homes built before 1939 1,325 28.1
• Homes built 1940 - 1959 531 11.25
• Statewide
• Homes built before 1939 13.55
• Homes built 1940-1959 18.28

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Homes in Linn County
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Mill Levy Information

• Linn County Mill Levy 43.897
• 1 mill would generate
• County 162,000
• Linn Valley 6,842
• LaCygne 6,687
• Pleasanton 5,277
• Mound City 4,056
• Parker 965
• Blue Mound 776
• Prescott 673

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Area County Budgets

• 2008 Linn Co. Budget 11,314,496
• 7,115,204 generated from mill levy
• mill levy 43.897
• 2008 Miami Co. Budget 36,013,229
• 14,035,710 generated from mill levy
• mill levy 39.936
• 2008 Bourbon Co. Budget 9,031,390
• 4,732,498 generated from mill levy
• mill levy 50.649
• 2008 Franklin Co. Budget 21,906,819
• 11,514,112 generated from mill levy
• mill levy 53.907
• 2008 Anderson Co. Budget 8,538,024
• 5,470,789 generated from mill levy
• mill levy 76.468

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2007 Sales Tax Generation

• Miami 1.25 3,605,761
• Anderson 1.50 843,169
• Bourbon 1.00 1,395,182
• Franklin 1.50 3,998,508

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Income in Area County Budgets
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• For Miami Co. to keep the
• current budget expenditures
• without a sales tax,
• they would have to have a
• 17 increase in mill levy.

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If Linn County had a1 Sales Tax,it would
generateApproximately600,000 a year
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• If allocated to a capital improvement program,
  the money could be used for various
  infrastructure improvements such as
• Paving roads, sewer repair and capacity upgrade,
  water line and treatment upgrades, natural gas
  lines
• Aging county buildings either need or will need
  repair and/ or replacement
• Upgrades to community facilities
• Provide a reliable income stream to pay for
  bonded projects or a match for CDBG grants and
  loans

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• The County is dependent upon
• the cities to provide most of the
• necessary infrastructure
• for industrial parks,
• commercial areas,
• and most businesses.

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If County Distributes 50 of Sales Tax to Cities

• Cities would receive approximately
• LaCygne 70,000
• Pleasanton 80,000
• MC 51,000
• Parker 18,000
• Blue Mound 18,000
• Prescott 18,000
• Linn Valley 36,000

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Examples of Area Counties

• Both Coffey and Miami County revenue share with
  cities to help with Capital Improvement
• Miami County gives 33 of sales tax revenue to
  cities
• Coffey County gives 500,000 a year to cities on
  a pro-rated basis