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Chippewa County board adopts $124.5 million 2025 budget; tax rate falls to $2.28
Summary
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors approved a $124,512,398 2025 budget on Nov. 7 after a public hearing. County Administrator Randy Schultz said the tax rate will fall to $2.28, primarily because equalized valuation rose this year.
Chippewa County Board of Supervisors members on Nov. 7 approved the county’s 2025 budget totaling $124,512,398 and set the county tax amount at $21,713,416, resulting in a county tax rate of $2.28 per $1,000 of equalized valuation.
County Administrator Randy Schultz presented the budget at the public hearing, told the board the levy amount and rate and walked through budget drivers and priorities. "The proposed property tax for 2025 would be $21,713,416," Schultz said, and noted the county’s tax rate decrease reflects an 8.28% rise in equalized valuation.
The approved budget reduces the county tax rate from $2.40 in 2024 to $2.28, a roughly 5% decline, while increasing the levy by about 2.85%…
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