2019 Budget and Property Tax Levy

Truth in Taxation Public Hearing Notice

Historically, wastewater rates had only been calculated based on the average water used between November 15th and April 15th and recalculated annually. In 2014 the City Council passed an ordinance to allow residents the choice between being billed for their wastewater use based upon their actual water use or continuing with the old system which averaged winter water use and billed that average as the wastewater usage over the summer months.

All residents in Rockford are assigned the averaging billing system for wastewater unless you requested to be on actual use.  You must contact City Hall between December 1st and December 28th, if you wish to change your billing system for it to be effective for the January billing.

If you do not want to be billed based upon your assigned system you can change your billing system by contacting City Hall at 763-477-6565 (press 1) before December 28, 2018. Annually you can change your wastewater billing system in December.

If you would like to have your tree picked-up, you MUST call City Hall by noon on Monday, January 7, 2019 to sign-up.

The cost is $10 and will be billed to your Waste Management account.  Trees need to be to the curb by 7am the day of the pick-up (just like garbage and recycling).

Call Audra at 763-634-8770 to be added to the list. We will need your name, address and daytime phone number.

See flyer for details:  2018 Crow River Christmas

Visit their website:  www.crowriverchristmas.org

Like their page on Facebook

A few highlights:

• Jolly Jingle Jog 5K Fun Run (Registration fee is a bag of groceries to be donated to the food shelf.)
• Girl Scout Christmas & Gift Sale (Fire Station) 10am-1pm
• Pictures with Santa (Fire Station) 10am-2pm
• Stork House – Open House noon -4pm
• Rockford Library – Open House 11am-1pm
• FREE Horse and Wagon Rides from Riverside Park to tour Stork House
• Christmas Music in the Park 4:30pm
• Fireworks & Light up the Trees in the Park at 5:30pm
• MANY MORE ACTIVITIES

Toy and food donations will be accepted at all events and at Riverside Park from 1pm-5:30pm.

The food shelf is especially looking for spaghetti sauce, chocolate chips, cereal, and hearty soups.