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Final budget adopted by village board

By Dollie Gull

COXSACKIE — Village officials have released the Village of Coxsackie Annual Budget running from fiscal year June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009, making copies available to the public at the Village Hall.

The budget was adopted by the Village Board of Trustees on May 1.

The total village budget for 2008-09 is $1,425,683.66, with a property tax levy of $1,196,523.66 or $11.82 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, an increase, according to Village Trustee Steve B. Hanse “of 7.97 percent over the previous year.”

He notes that increases include “funding for public safety and funding for both the playground at Riverside Park and funding to go towards the Coxsackie Police Athletic League’s proposed skateboard park.”

Contractual expenses recommended are $50,238 for the village office; $20,000 for the attorney, plus other costs, amounting to a total for contractual expenses of $76,000 as adopted by the Village Board of Trustees.

Central communications costs for total government support are listed at $282,884, while public safety costs adopted are $238,610 for police support. The total adopted budget outlay for public safetyis listed at $343,355.80.

Public health costs are listed at $700 for the coming year, while transportation costs, street maintenance, equipment outlays and contractual expenses amount to $81,576. Highway improvements are expected to cost a total of $280,394.

Outlays listed under economic assistance and opportunity, including programs aging and contractual expenses are shown to amount to $4,000 while under culture and recreation expenditures are listed at $5,000; parks and playgrounds at $17,160; equipment and capital outlays at $20,000. Youth recreation personal services are listed at $10,900, while contractual expenses are listed at $7,195 for a total of $18,095. Lumped together with celebration costs, total culture and recreation costs are listed at $71,755.

Home and Community Services listed are $450 for the zoning board; total for the planning board, including contractual expenses, come to $33,000. Street cleaning personal services are listed at $32,100 and contractual expenses at $8,000 for a total of $40,100. Refuse disposal contractual expenses are listed at $4,000; street cleaning totals $40,100. Community beautification contractual expense is $1,500; drainage with personal services at $11,500 and contractual expenses at $20,00 for a total under drainage of $31,500; shade trees are $4,000 and cemeteries at $700 for a grand total of $115,250 for home and community services.

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