Forestville officials "grateful" for County's assistance

Forestville's mayor and other village officials say they are "grateful and relieved" that county lawmakers have approved giving them some financial help.  Mayor Kevin Johnson says it was important to pay off a water-line project.  He also said the village board accepted the county's conditions at its Tuesday meeting.  He called last night's action "a start."

Johnson-County assistance will help

Johnson says the village has also made some other moves to begin paying off its loans, which total $400-thousand.  With the county's loan, he says the tax increase has been lowered to 100-percent or about $5-per-thousand assessed value.  The village's current tax rate is about $5.13-per-thousand assessed value.  Johnson says they'll definitely look at dissolution, but says it won't be a quick and easy process.

Photo by the Observer