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7.03.02

Board recommends tax rate for fire protection

At their July 3 board meeting, the Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.) Board of Directors recommended the Douglas County Board set a fire protection levy sufficient to produce $1.735 million in property tax receipts for the 2002-2003 tax year.

The current fire protection property tax on a house valued at $150,000 home is $11.19.

If the $1.735 million request is granted, the tax on a $150,000 home would decrease to $11.04, based on preliminary Douglas County valuations and an overall increase in Sarpy County property values of 5 percent.

M.U.D., a customer-owned utility, provides water and facilities needed for public fire protection in Omaha and portions of Douglas and Sarpy Counties. Revenue is used for pumps, reservoirs, mains and maintenance of more than 22,620 fire hydrants. The District serves more than 175,000 water customers in the Omaha metro area.

The Board held a public hearing on the fire protection tax June 28, 2002.

Tax Rate History

Year Tax rate
in cents
Tax on a
$70,000 home
Tax on a
$150,000 home
1994-95 1.097 7.68 16.46
1995-96 1.065 7.46 15.98
1996-97 0.987 6.91 14.81
1997-98 0.949 6.64 14.24
1998-99 0.894 6.26 13.41
1999-00 0.876 6.13 13.14
2000-01 0.768 5.38 11.52
2001-02 0.746 5.22 11.19
2002-03
estimate		 0.741 5.19* 11.12*

*Based on preliminary Douglas County valuations and an overall increase in Sarpy County property values of 5 percent.

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