It is important to note a few items under income. As the weeks go by we will be addressing some of these items.
VVSD Intergovernmental agreement: $1,163,170.31. Yes, this is the intergovernmental swapping of funds.
Franchise Cable TV: Remember when we wrote an article last year about having a franchise? look what having Comcast exclusive rights has cot you to pay for Bolingbrook's high debt... $635,000 last year alone.
Ambulance Fees: Yes, they charged you for these too! $849,279
Water Reclamation: $326,400
Telecommunication Tax: yes, this is the extra tax on your cell bill and phone bills that are higher in Bolingbrook then surrounding villages. $2.820,000
Transition fees from American Water - remember we covered a story on how Bolingbrook raised the water fees too? $326,400
Sewer sales: $2,900,000
Tap on fees: This is fees we charge to turn on water and utilities. It is the welcome to Bolingbrook, this is your first look at us screwing you for every dollar you got! But Welcome! $655,000
.
Connection Fees: $34,740
Telephone Surcharge coming? You bet! ER 911 fund went from $52,500 last year to $84,000 budgeted for this year.
Golf Club carts are looking to jump from $2,500 annually in sales to $7,500 in just one year!
Golf Club Revenue is expected to generate approx. $180K more this year over last.
All of the surrounding communities have an ambulance fee. If they do not, the cost of providing this service is passed on to the taxpayers of the village.
ReplyDeleteI'm not understanding why you think it's a bad thing for the village to charge for the service.