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Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL)
September 15, 2012
Dundee Manager: No Wiggle Room in Budget
Author: Phil Attinger
DUNDEE Town Manager Andy Stewart told elected officials the budget they tentatively
approved Tuesday doesn't have room for extra expenses. "This year, basically, it's a very lean
budget — the leanest that we can even get. There is no room for any additional expenses next
year," Stewart told the Town Commission. "It's a pretty boring budget, to say the least," he said.
He said he had to make cuts in all departments, but hopes some local business expansions will
help raise more revenue.
The 2012-13 budget has kept the town property tax rate at $7.65 per $1,000 of taxable property
value. Dundee would have a $4.16 million budget, with a $2.41 million general fund, and a total
of 17 full-time employees and 11 part-timers. The town has a $40,000 drop in tax revenue for the
general fund and a $16,000 drop for the library fund from last year.
Local-option gasoline taxes should bring in an extra $100,000, which will help pay for a
$100,869 repaving project on Dundee Road, which commissioners also approved Tuesday. .
The contract with the Polk County Sheriff's Office to provide law enforcement went up from
$772,218 in the last fiscal year to $808,052 in the coming year.
Stewart said he had to cut one full-time position in the building department and two part-time
positions in the recreation department. "This was a difficult year," Stewart said.
A second hearing and final vote on the budget is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Town
Hall.
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