The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 6th, 2000
Consolidating town, village of Rochester would decrease tax rate, panel finds
Duplicated operating costs would be eliminated if communities merge
By TONY ANGELO
Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, August 6, 2000
Rochester -- Consolidating the town and village of Rochester would likely decrease the municipal tax rate, the Consolidation Committee has concluded.
The committee compared budgets, values and tax rates of the town and village for the past five years as well as combined tax levies for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. The decrease in the tax rate would come as the result of elim...
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