{"id":49106,"date":"2021-01-23T03:34:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T10:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-2021-budget-conservative-because-of-covid-19-caution\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:45:53","slug":"mancos-2021-budget-conservative-because-of-covid-19-caution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-2021-budget-conservative-because-of-covid-19-caution\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos 2021 budget conservative because of COVID-19 caution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The 2021 budget approved in December by the Mancos Board of Trustees is largely similar to previous year\u2019s budget because of a hesitancy to invest in improvement projects without knowing the full financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span>The Journal file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The 2021 budget approved in December by the Mancos Board of Trustees is largely similar to previous year\u2019s budget because of a hesitancy to invest in improvement projects without knowing the full financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Budgets for the general, water and sewer funds were all balanced, said Town Administrator Heather Alvarez.<\/p>\n

The 2021 property tax was set at 9.443 mills, as it has been for several years. The property tax revenue needed to balance the budget for general operating purposes is $102,619.<\/p>\n

Water and sewer tap fees were increased marginally to adjust for inflation.<\/p>\n

There were no changes to monthly utility rates as a result of COVID-19. The issue will be revisited in April, but it is likely that any rise in rates would only to be adjust for inflation.<\/p>\n

Sales tax revenue from 2020 is estimated at $680,000, a considerable drop from 2019 at $877,365.<\/p>\n

According to Alvarez, the town is largely focused on finishing ongoing projects that were halted or slowed because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re working to make sure that the promises we made in 2020 will be kept in 2021,\u201d Alvarez told The Journal. <\/em>\u201cThe board decided to be conservative since we didn\u2019t know what effect COVID was going to have on the town.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several projects are currently in the works. The town will be spending $323,000 from its reserves on these projects, but officials are not concerned because the town\u2019s fund balance for 2021 is estimated at $1.8 million.<\/p>\n

According to Alvarez, one of the key projects for 2021 is the Parks Master Plan. At a cost of $40,000, the town intends to hire an outside consultant to help produce a guiding document for future expenditures and development of Mancos\u2019 parks.<\/p>\n

Other projects include the production of a Stormwater Master Plan ($60,000), the replacement of wooden picnic tables with metal ones ($10,000) and the replacement of the old water tank and running new fiber to the water plant($1,780,000).<\/p>\n

Alvarez anticipates that work on the Main Street Bridge ($1,550,000) will finish up this year. The town has been partnering with the Colorado Department of Transportation on that project since 2015.<\/p>\n

One new project is the Raw Water Transmission Line ($30,000). Design and engineering will begin this year on the multi-year project to replace the line that takes water from the Mancos River to the water plant to be treated.<\/p>\n

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