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Council holds public hearings and approves first readings on proposed 2025 property tax rates
Summary
Council held concurrent public hearings and gave first-reading approval to ordinances setting preliminary 2025 property tax rates for the city and the municipal library; staff said rates are preliminary and subject to change after the county board of equalization.
The Kirkwood City Council recessed into separate public hearings Sept. 4 to receive the legally required notices and public comment on proposed 2025 property tax rates for the city and for the Kirkwood Municipal Library, then approved the two ordinances on first reading.
City staff (presenter identified as Mary) said St. Louis County reappraised property in 2025, a reassessment year, and that residential assessed value increased 19 percent while commercial assessed value rose about 12 percent. Staff described the rate-calculation process and emphasized that proposed rates are preliminary “before board of equalization”…
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