Property Taxes For Local Services Compared
				Valuation		Tax
				for 2006		for 2006
Birch Bay   (Water Sewer Distinct Area)				$598,709,536
	To Road District					$1,131,860
	To Birch Bay Lighting District (Technically this is a fee.)					$22,715
	To Fire District 13					$823,921
	To Fire District 7					$50,818
	Combined Fire					$874,739
	Total Road, Lighting & Fire					$2,029,314
City of Blaine				$481,746,021
	City Property Tax					$918,683
	To Fire District 13					$719,941
	Total City Tax and Fire 13					$1,638,624
City of Ferndale				$592,294,616
	Total City Property Tax					$1,602,126
	Contracts with Fire 7					$640,000
City of Lynden				$757,095,680
	Total City Property Tax					$1,791,583
	Spends on Fire & Ambulance					$898,859
	To make property tax comparisons the Birch Bay Water Sewer District
	is used for Birch Bay.
	City of Blaine has contracted with Fire 13 in the past. Now that the City of
	Blaine has been annexed to Fire 13, Blaine still pays for fire services.
	This is calculated on Blaine's assessed valuation and Fire 13's rate of 1.49444.
	City of Ferndale contracts with Fire 7. It pays Fire 7 out of the city's general
	fund.
	City of Lynden has a fire department. This figure comes out of the city's general
	fund.
	Annual tax book 2006		Compiled by Patrick Alesse