Lacrosse Tribune
VIROQUA, Wis. — The Viroqua City Council plans to replace the fire department’s 20-year-old aerial fire truck in 2014.
The council unanimously approved including $850,000 for a new truck in its proposed 2014 budget. A public hearing on the $5.9 million budget has been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26. The budget includes a $46,000 increase in local property taxes. Property taxes will increase from $1.74 million to $1.78 million, or 2.5 percent.
The proposed property tax rate in Viroqua would increase by 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed value from $8.05 in 2013 to $8.24 in 2014. A property valued at $100,000 would see its annual city taxes increase from $805 to $824.
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