Town Council votes to adopt proposed 2014 Budget…   

   A motion was adopted by Viking Town Council at its regular meeting Jan. 20,  to accept the proposed 2014 Operating and Capital Budget for 2014 with the operating budget showing a deficiency of $40,729.00.

    Serving as interim Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for the Town of Viking, Jackie Fenton said that the increase in the amount of dollars raised through taxes is estimated at 1.527 million in 2014 as opposed to the 1.523 million raised in 2013 which is  an estimated $4,000 increase to help recoup part of the $40,000 shortfall.

    She said it is impossible to say right now what the increase will be because the school tax rate and other municipal requisitions will not be known until March.

The estimated $40,000 deficit comes as the result of a number of planned capital purchases.  Interim CAO Fenton said …

For more see the Jan. 28/14 issue of the Viking Weekly Review