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Jefferson Davis is a longtime resident of Menomonee Falls. He is the proud parent of two wonderful boys. He enjoys singing, volunteering, reading, gardening, politics, antiques, history, guitar, violin, piano, officiating, helping neighbors and yard work. He served as Village President of Menomonee Falls from 2003-05. He is a member of Northbrook Church and serves on the Advisory Council for the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center. He is an independent registered representative practicing in the areas of insurance, investments and retirement.
Kenosha County Town of Paris has a $21 million Budget Surplus due to Waste Management and We Energies
There has been widespread news coverage recently, except for the 4 local Menomonee Falls newspapers, of The Town of Paris (population 1,500) in Kenosha County and their burgeoning budget surplus of $21 million as a result of landfill and power plant payments from Waste Management and We Energies in a time when other governmental entities are cashed strapped and looking for ways to raise taxes and fees to meet their endless spending habits instead of reducing costs to lower taxes in severe recessionary times.
The coverage goes all the way from Chicago to Minneapolis/St. Paul to Green Bay about this stash for cash phenomona with the following links:
Chicago - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-townsurplus,0,6454898.story
Minneapolis/St. Paul - http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-townsurplus,0,6454898.story
Appleton - http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=postcrescent&sParam=30550697.story
Madison - http://www.channel3000.com/news/19178726/detail.html
Green Bay - http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=10180426&nav=menu24_2 and http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090414/GPG0101/90414072/1207/GPG01
WISN TV - http://www.wisn.com/money/19179653/detail.html
WTMJ TV - http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/43012192.html
History of Landfill and Power Plant Revealed
The landfill was started in
The power plant was started in
List of power plants in Wisconsin http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/teacher/Climateguide/pdf/PowerGenerationWisconsin.pdf
Landfill Expansion Talks are Ongoing
http://www.co.kenosha.wi.us/plandev/smart_growth/documents/TParisUtilities.pdf
Free Garbage Service
Town of Paris residents have free garbage and recyclable service from Waste Management at the landfill (http://www.co.kenosha.wi.us/plandev/smart_growth/documents/TParisUtilities.pdf)
Town of Paris residents do not pay local property taxes or county taxes
Because of the agreements negotiated by the Town of Paris with Waste Management and We Energies, residents do not pay local or county property taxes. This arrangement has been in place for
. They do pay school taxes.
Waste Management (landfill) and We Energies (power plant) pay about $3 million a year to the Town of Paris for the privilege of domiciling their businesses in the community.
The breakdown of the $3 million annual payments from Waste Management and We Energies is as follows:
Rather than spend the money from Waste Management and We Energies before they actually get it like Menomonee Falls has done for the last 16 years, the Town of Paris has saved it for tax relief and other obligations such as when the landfill is eventually closed and the $3 million revenue stream stops.
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