City of Tower sets special meeting to complete annexation and set 2018 budget and levy

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2017 — Tower City Clerk-Treasurer Linda Keith today posted a notice announcing the City of Tower’s intention to conduct a special meeting of the city council on Monday December 18. The meeting will address adopting the proposed 2018 budget and 2018 levy. In addition, the city council will hold the second reading of Ordinance 81 A.

The city council received a copy of the clerk’s proposed 2018 budget at the regular meeting of the city council on Tuesday, December 12. The proposed budget reports actual, 2016, spending at $1,578,348.13. The 2017, year-to-date, spending is reported at $1,391.703.93 and sets the 2018 budget at $1,762,718.58.

The first reading of Ordinance 81 A was held on Tuesday, December 12. Ordinance 81 A will repeal Ordinance 81 and will add property described as T61N R15W Sec. 5 NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 to the city’s corporate boundaries. Although the noted property currently resides within the boundaries of Kuglar Township, it is now completely owned by the city, which proposes to annex that property into the city and extend the corporate limits of Tower

The meeting will commence at 5:00 p.m. and be conducted in the council chamber at Tower’s city hall.