City Council to meet September 15

The Blue Hill City Council will meet on September 15 for their regular meeting. Meeting is scheduled to commence at 7:30 p.m. with a Budget Setting / Final Tax Request Hearing set for 8:00 p.m. The 2009-10 Personal & Real Property Tax Requirement Request amount in the proposed 2009-10 Budget is $101,000. This amount has remained unchanged for several years. The 2008 Property Tax Rate was 0.369443. The 2009 Protery Tax Rate will be 0.357187. The decreased rate is due to increased property valuation within the city limits. Other items of business include; pay request submitted by Vontz Paving, requested installation of a speed bump at Simpson & Southwest railway, addition of breeds to the dangerous dogs list, review and follow up of recall election, bills from the Railroad Management Company, animal control, requested improvements at baseball fields, recent work completed on Hickory Street, request to block off Sycamore Street on September 19, pest control services, city's web site and more.