The 2011 tax levy for all taxing jurisdictions in Waunakee is $21.333690, which represents an increase from 2010 of 3.15% with the MATC levy increase accounting for almost 1% of this increase.
The Village of Waunakee 2011 tax levy is at $6.604760, which represents an increase from 2010 of 2.31%.
The Village collects the tax bill on behalf of Dane County from mid-December through January 31, 2012. After this date, Dane County assumes collection and collects the remainder of the tax bills through the final due date of July 31, 2012. The village receives $0.29 from each dollar collected to provide the following village services:
- Emergency medical (EMS)
- Refuse, tree, brush and leaf pickup
- Engineering and street related services including snow removal
- Library
- Senior services
- Park maintenance
- Village Center
- Infrastructure maintenance and equipment purchase/replacement
- Administration
- Police
- Fire
Of each dollar the village receives in property taxes:
- 15 cents funds Police operations
- 4 cents funds Fire and EMS services
- 9 cents funds Engineering and street related activities
- 5 cents funds Refuse, tree, brush and leaf pickup
- 9 cents funds Administration
- 5 cents funds Library services
- 4 cents funds Senior services
- 3 cents funds Park maintenance
- 4 cents funds Village Center services
- 11 cents funds Infrastructure maintenance and equipment purchase/replacement
- 31 cents goes to run all of the other service areas of the Village