Toddy Pond Cost Estimator

Annual Cost to Fund Toddy Pond Watershed Management District

User Inputs

1) In what town is the property?
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) Does the property have waterfront access to Toddy Pond?
   3a) Estimate the length of the property's shorefront footage:
For properties with substantially more than 250' of frontage on Toddy Pond, you can simply enter 250 — the law provides that all properties with larger frontage will be treated as if they have 250' of frontage.
4) Assumed annual budget for Toddy Pond Watershed Management District:
Based on engineering studies of Toddy Pond dam 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 Toddy Pond:
Property tax increase if the water level is maintained and the town votes to contribute 50% of the District's annual budget:

Results: Toddy Pond Waterfront Property Owner

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

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