1998 Indicator Study

As tax revenue increases, the City of DuPont must continue to apportion the income in its budget according to the needs of the community and its environment. The money that is being spent on the health of the watershed as a percentage of the annual tax revenue illustrates the priority being given to the future of Sequalitchew Creek. If the city budget were increasing the funding going towards the health of the creek, this would show a trend towards increasing concern being given to the health of the creek. Funding allotted to health of the creek, as well as to issues that affect the small town feeling DuPont is trying to achieve, illustrates how the City of DuPont is doing with some of the goals outlined in the Comprehensive Plan.

This indicator measures two aspects of City expenditures as a percentage of annual tax revenue: (1) the amount of funding allotted to Natural Resources, which includes Pierce County Air Pollution Control, Wetland Preservations, Professional Services to Sequalitchew Creek, and Pierce County Humane Society Fees and (2) the amount of funding allotted to Parks, Recreation, and Community Events, which includes recreation and community events, the Historical Museum, and the parks in DuPont. The funding to Natural Resources as a percentage of annual tax revenue over time, shows an increasing trend over the past three years. The funding to Parks, Recreation and Community Events as a percentage of annual tax revenue over time, increased from 1996 to 1997, but decreased from 1997 to 1998. Although the actual amount of funding had increased from 1997 to 1997, as a percentage of tax revenue, it declined.