The Village of L’Anse has its 2025-2026 budget in place.
The spending plans for the village government, its related entities, and the Downtown Development Association were approved by the village council last evening.
The general fund budget came in at $1.644 million, slightly less than the anticipated $1.728 million in anticipated revenue. The three street fund budgets totaled $634,000. The electric utility anticipates expenditures of $1.96 million, with revenue just over $2 million. The combined water and sewer budgets total $2.2 million. The DDA budget was set at $201,000.
The property tax rate for the year was set at 14.13 mills, with an additional assessment of 1.66 mills for property included in the Downtown Development Authority. That figure includes levies for the street fund, cemetery, and retirement of bonds from construction of the fire hall.
The council also approved a resolution requesting disaster relief funds from the state to help cover the costs of repairing damages from the heavy rains and flooding on May 15th. Village manager Robert LaFave reported that the damage was not severe enough to qualify for federal assistance.
LaFave also noted that he will meet this week with officials from CN railroad about the problems with the gates on the US-41 rail crossing near the Falls River. Gate malfunctions have caused lengthy traffic delays. LaFave said railroad officials have indicated a willingness to resolve the problem.
