The City of Roseville is committed to providing essential public services for all 36,000 residents and the tens of thousands of daily visitors who work, shop, and dine in our city.
The Challenges
The City of Roseville has outgrown its aging Public Works & Parks Maintenance Facility and License & Passport Center, limiting its ability to deliver essential services to residents and businesses.
Maintenance Facility ($64.2 million)!["Roseville]("https://www.cityofroseville.com/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=27717")
The operational hub for city water and sewer systems, road work, snow removal, and critical maintenance of Roseville's 32 public parks.
- Has 1/3 the space it needs.
- Outdated building: the roof leaks, and the drainage, fuel, and security systems need to be replaced.
- City is forced to lease storage offsite, causing delays when responding to service calls.
License & Passport Center ($12.7 million)
One of the busiest registrars in the state, completing roughly 185,000 transactions for driver's, hunting, and fishing licenses, vehicle tabs, and passports annually.
- Has 1/2 the space it needs, creating workflow problems and noisy conditions.
- Unable to support growing volume of customers.
Paying for the Project!["A]("https://www.cityofroseville.com/ImageRepository/Document?documentId=37003")
- The total construction cost of both buildings is $76.9 million.
- The city chose a financing plan that would meet the community's needs, while trying to minimize the tax impact on local residents.
- The proposed half-cent local sales tax is expected to generate $76.9 million, plus interest and bond issuance costs, over a 20-year period.
| If the sales tax is approved, almost two-thirds of the costs will be paid by visitors when they make purchases in Roseville. |
Why a Local Sales Tax?
A 0.5% local sales tax amounts to 5 cents for every $10 spent.
Many essential goods, including groceries, clothing, and medicines, are exempt. |
Impact on Residents
- The average cost for each Roseville resident is roughly $4.62 per month, or $55.48 per year.
- Essential goods, including groceries, clothing, medications, and baby products are exempt from the sales tax.
- The University of Minnesota analyzed the economic effects of local sales tax increases in several cities and found little evidence that sales growth for businesses would be impacted.
Your Voice Matters!
Early voting begins Friday, September 20.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5.