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Revenues: <br />• Property tax shows a slight increase of $883,000 compared to the 2012-13 fiscal year. <br />• Sales tax revenue continues to increase. Compared to the 2012-13 fiscal year, sales tax grew by $2.8 <br />million which can be attributed to the continued growth of consumer confidence in the city. Largest <br />sales tax increases came from sales of building materials, service stations, new and used vehicles and <br />the parts to repair automobiles. However, heavy and light industry, department stores and food <br />markets were contributors as well. <br />Charges for services in Governmental activities are primarily fees for recreation, building, fire, <br />planning and engineering. The overall increase of $1.3 million is mainly due to the large projects in <br />the city such as the Village Market Place, Tech Campus, Cornerstone project and the 21St <br />Amendment Brewery. Business license is conversely related to the increase in building permits <br />which increased by $260,000 <br />• Operating grants, capital grants and contributions include Federal and State grants and other <br />governments and private contributions, including impact fees. Capital grants and contributions were <br />increased by $2.8 million in 2013-14 for engineering projects. <br />11 <br />