WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — City leaders in Wisconsin Rapids are now taking public comment on a proposed Transportation Utility fund, which would eliminate the need to impose special assessments on property owners who live along streets that are reconstructed
The proposal would add about $20 per year to an individual homeowner’s tax bill. The money would then go back into a fund used to pay for evaluations and re-surfacing roads.
Mayor Shane Blaser says residents have been understanding of the concept so far. “I still think there’s the education piece out there to get people to understand that if they’ve never had a special assessment, they might not think $20 is fair but on a $15,000 special assessment, that’s a lot of 20 dollar bills,” Blaser said.
He adds that the city will be accepting public feedback for about a month before bringing the idea back to the city council for a vote later this spring.
Blaser, who is up for re-election this year, has made the Transportation Utility plan one of his major projects in his first term in office. If approved Wisconsin Rapids would be one of the first cities in the state to implement the idea, which is popular in other parts of the country.
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