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The City of Chelsea is a great place to live and raise a family. Most of our new comers are married with young children.They have identified Chelsea as the quality of life community that has something to offer. The Mayor and City Council strives to make Chelsea a better place for you to call home.
Chelsea Passport has provided me an opportunity to respond to some of your questions concerning Chelsea. I will always address your questions with the most accurate information that I can. This is not to be used as a soap box on personalities, but to better understand Chelsea issues.
I invite you to attend city council meetings on the first and third Tuesday nights of each month at 6:00 pm. That will give you the opportunity to keep up with the happenings in Chelsea on a current basis.
SHOP CHELSEA ...IT MATTERS!
- Mayor Earl Niven
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November 2009
The city is in discussion with three companies to provide curb side recycling service to Chelsea. A recommendation should be coming soon.
November 2009
In 2003 the city borrowed $5,000,000 to build City Hall, install a water line from Hwy 47 to Chelsea Park Sub-division, construct a water tank, build a fire station on Hwy 69, and purchase two service trucks. Presently, we owe $3,845,000 on the Series 2003 Warrants. We receive all tap fees for meter installations on the 280 water line until we recover the cost of the water line.
In September, 2009 we borrowed Series 2009 Warrants of $3,420,000. This money is being used to retire three bank loans for property, build the new fire station on Hwy 280, to purchase two tracts of land for future use and to purchase buildings and land for city use.
The city debt amounts consists of bond warrants that totals $7,265,000.
Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, has assigned an underlying rating of "AA- (Stable Outlook)" to the Series 2009 Warrants, which reflects the agency's assessment of the City's ability to pay the Series 2009 Warrants with its own funds and without bond insurance or any other supplement credit enhancement.
A copy of the 2009-2010 general budget can be found here.
Chelsea Passport recently sat down with Mayor Earl Niven to discuss our involvement with the community. As we had hoped, Mayor Niven agreed to take part in what could be considered a virtual town hall meeting. We're not expecting the kind of fireworks seen across the country in town hall meetings on national health care! Mayor Niven has agreed to take some space we offered in the Passport newsletter to address the questions we receive, with any extended answers rolling onto ChelseaPassport.com. We will be looking especially for questions that concern the community at large, as opposed to questions concerning an individual.
Chelsea Passport has provided me an opportunity to respond to some of your questions concerning Chelsea. I will always address your questions with the most accurate information that I can. This is not to be used as a soap box on personalities, but to better understand Chelsea issues.
I invite you to attend city council meetings on the first and third Tuesday nights of each month at 6:00 pm. That will give you the opportunity to keep up with the happenings in Chelsea on a current basis.
SHOP CHELSEA ...IT MATTERS!
- Mayor Earl Niven
Click here to Ask the Mayor!
CAN WE GET THE RECYCLE BIN BACK?
November 2009
Q:
[Brian Buckley asks, "Since Chelsea is known as the 'Tree City', I'm disappointed that we removed our recycle bin. Seems we would want to be recognized as an environment friendly city. Can we get our recycle bin back?"]A:
Chelsea has a campaign to be the cleanest and greenest city in Shelby County. We have been recognized as a 'TREE CITY" for the past eleven years, and we are concerned with the environment. The recycle bin was located at the city hall for three years, and it was being abused in use with garbage, trash and appliances. It was becoming an eye-sore to the community.The city is in discussion with three companies to provide curb side recycling service to Chelsea. A recommendation should be coming soon.
PLEASE GIVE CITIZENS INFORMATION ON THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF CHELSEA.
November 2009
Q:
[Robert Lewis asks, "Could the City of Chelsea give the citizens information about the city's financial status. What are the city's sources of income, and how much is received from these sources? What are the city's expenses? How much debt does the city have and what is the annual debt service?]A:
The estimated revenue for the City of Chelsea for the fiscal year 2009-2010 is $4,321,500.| The Main Sources of Revenue: | |
|---|---|
| Sales Tax | $3,300,000 |
| Franchise Tax from Utility Companies | 425,000 |
| Business License | 200,000 |
| Rescue Transport Fees | 140,000 |
| Building Permits | 50,000 |
| The Major Expenditures: | |
|---|---|
| Fire and Rescue | $1,642,284 |
| Capital Improvement Mortgages | 796,000 |
| City Personnel | 502,400 |
| Shelby County Deputies | 315,000 |
| Chelsea Schools (donations) | 115,000 |
| Park and Recreation | 111,500 |
In 2003 the city borrowed $5,000,000 to build City Hall, install a water line from Hwy 47 to Chelsea Park Sub-division, construct a water tank, build a fire station on Hwy 69, and purchase two service trucks. Presently, we owe $3,845,000 on the Series 2003 Warrants. We receive all tap fees for meter installations on the 280 water line until we recover the cost of the water line.
In September, 2009 we borrowed Series 2009 Warrants of $3,420,000. This money is being used to retire three bank loans for property, build the new fire station on Hwy 280, to purchase two tracts of land for future use and to purchase buildings and land for city use.
The city debt amounts consists of bond warrants that totals $7,265,000.
Standard & Poor's, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, has assigned an underlying rating of "AA- (Stable Outlook)" to the Series 2009 Warrants, which reflects the agency's assessment of the City's ability to pay the Series 2009 Warrants with its own funds and without bond insurance or any other supplement credit enhancement.
A copy of the 2009-2010 general budget can be found here.
Chelsea Passport recently sat down with Mayor Earl Niven to discuss our involvement with the community. As we had hoped, Mayor Niven agreed to take part in what could be considered a virtual town hall meeting. We're not expecting the kind of fireworks seen across the country in town hall meetings on national health care! Mayor Niven has agreed to take some space we offered in the Passport newsletter to address the questions we receive, with any extended answers rolling onto ChelseaPassport.com. We will be looking especially for questions that concern the community at large, as opposed to questions concerning an individual.