Orland - Toddy/Alamoosook Lake Cost Estimator

Annual Cost to Fund Alamoosook Lake and Toddy Pond Watershed Management Districts

User Inputs

1) Does the property have waterfront access to Toddy Pond or Alamoosook Lake?
   1a) Estimate the length of the property's shorefront footage:
For properties with substantially more than 250' of frontage on Toddy Pond or 300' on Alamoosook Lake, you can simply enter 300 — the law provides that all properties with larger frontage will be treated as if they have those maximum values.
2) What is the property's most recent assessed taxable value?
This is the amount of the property's annual tax assessment against which the town calculates property taxes due. It is not estimated market value.
3) Assumed annual budget for each of Toddy Pond and Alamoosook Lake Watershed Management Districts:
Based on engineering studies of the dams and the costs of owning/operating similar dams in Maine, the Narramissic Watershed Coalition provided these estimates for the District's annual budget as reasonable representations of each of three scenarios:
  1. $75,000/year: Baseline annual operations and maintenance
  2. $150,000/year: In years requiring more significant maintenance or minor repairs
  3. $250,000/year: If the District takes out a long term loan (at municipal interest rates) to substantially replace the dam.

Results: Non-waterfront Property Owner

Estimated current property tax:
Estimated property tax increase if the water is released from Alamoosook Lake and Toddy Pond:
Property tax increase if the water levels are maintained and the town votes to contribute 50% of the Districts' annual budget:

Results: Alamoosook Lake/Toddy Pond Waterfront Property Owner

Estimated current property tax
Estimated incremental costs to retain the dam:
   Waterfront property assessment:
   Property tax increase (if town taxpayers contribute 50%):
   TOTAL

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