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Urbandale opens required public hearing on maximum property tax levy; proposes $10.03 rate
Summary
At a special meeting the Urbandale City Council opened a public hearing required by Iowa law on the city’s maximum property tax dollars for fiscal 2026, presenting a recommended levy of $10.03 per $1,000 and clarifying how state rollbacks and required hypothetical notices affect taxpayer perceptions.
At a special meeting, the Urbandale City Council opened a public hearing required by Iowa law to set the maximum property tax dollars the city may collect in the coming fiscal year. City Manager David Jones said the council’s recommended property tax levy is $10.03 per $1,000 of taxable valuation, a reduction of 5.5 cents per $1,000 from the previous rate.
The hearing matters because state law requires cities to publish a hypothetical notice using standardized assumptions that can show large percentage increases that do not reflect most taxpayers’ actual bills, David Jones said. Jones told attendees, “your property taxes will not increase by 12%,” and explained the city must use the state’s required hypothetical…
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