Town government · Piscataquis County, ME

Lake View Plantation's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lake View Plantation took in $604 thousand and spent $643 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes76%Fines and other17%State tax money5.5%Fees for services1.0%

What stands out

17%

of Lake View Plantation's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes76%

Property tax
76%$461 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
5.5%$33 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$104 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Sent to other local governments14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.2%Police, fire, courts and jails3.6%Roads, transit and parking1.6%Schools and colleges0.8%

What stands out

73%

of Lake View Plantation's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$472 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$336 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$87 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$87 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.2%$46 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.6%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Schools and colleges
0.8%$5 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake View Plantation. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Lake View Plantation itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.