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Forest Lake council adopts preliminary 2026 budget, sets maximum levy with 12.59% increase
Summary
Council adopted a preliminary 2026 budget and set a maximum levy that reflects a 12.59% increase; the resolution sets the truth-in-taxation hearing for December and allows the council to lower but not increase the levy before final adoption.
The Forest Lake City Council adopted a preliminary budget and set the maximum levy for 2026, approving Resolution 0922503 and scheduling the statutory truth-in-taxation hearing in December.
City administration told the council the preliminary levy represents a 12.59% increase and estimated an effect on the average homeowner (median assessed home value noted in staff materials) of about $165 annually — roughly $13–$14 per month, as shown in staff materials. “The idea here is to set the maximum budget so we can go down from here but cannot go up,” City…
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