Town Council eases into 2019

In the La Conner Town Council’s and administration’s modest way, they held their first 2019 meeting without mentioning that the town’s 2018 fiscal year ended with general fund revenues for 2018 totaling 97 percent of projected income.

Sales tax income was almost four percent above projections, 3.67 percent, $17,565 to the good.

Hotel/Motel receipts were $24,520, 19.3 percent above projections.

Property taxes came in 2.5 percent high, at $7,621 and the fire truck sales tax income was $1,955, 4.25 percent above projections.

Income from sewer compost and storm drainage fees were each almost 20 pe...