Where The Money Goes

 

Where Your 2008 Ad Valorem Tax Dollars Were Spent
Government    Millage      Real Estate & Person Property 
(Millions)
City General Fund (Alimony) 11.72 $30.57
Fire and Police 4.66 $12.16
Library 3.14 $8.19
Board of Liquidation City Debt 23.8 $62.08
Police (No H.E.)* 3.98 $10.38
Fire (No H.E.)* 3.94 $10.28
Capital Improvement  1.82 $4.75
Economic Development & Housing 1.82 $4.75
Parkway & Recreation 2.18 $5.69
Traffic Control Devices 1.38 $3.60
City Sub Total 58.44 $152.45
Sewerage & Water Board 16.43 $42.86
School Board  38.47 $100.35
Levee Board  9.65 $25.17
Orleans Law Enforcement (Sheriff)  2.9 $7.56
Zoo and Aquarium (Contracted Mgmt) 3.31 $8.63
Parish Total 129.2 $337.03
Special Taxing Districts
Downtown Development District $15.90 5.25
N. O. Business and Industrial District $22.79 $0.25
Garden District Security District $19 $0.61
Total Revenues All Millage $343.14
Fees
Lake Forest Estates Improvement District $385.00 $0.07
Lakeview Crime Prevention District  $100.00 $0.70
Spring Lake Improvement District $200.00 $0.04
Lake Carmel Improvement District  $250.00 $0.08
Audubon Area Security District $325.00 $0.09
Lake Terrace Crime Prevention District $300.00 $0.13
Huntington Park Improvement District $175.00 $0.02
Upper Hurstville Security District $365.00 $0.16
*Not Covered by Homestead Exemption