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Northwest Consolidated Fire District maintains flat levy as industrial growth and TIF strain funding
Summary
Chief Todd Maxton told commissioners Northwest Consolidated Fire District is proposing a maintenance budget and holding the mill levy flat even as rapid industrial and housing growth raises service demands and places valuation under incentives and PILOTs.
Chief Todd Maxton told Johnson County commissioners the Northwest Consolidated Fire District will present a maintenance-level 2026 budget and a flat mill levy even as development in the district sharply increases service demand.
Maxton said the district protects roughly 70 square miles and that 72% of its property valuation sits inside the city of DeSoto. “About half of the district's valuation is under some type of tax incentive,” Chief Todd Maxton said, noting that tax incentives and PILOT agreements limit the district’s ability to convert new…
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