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Lenexa adopts $260.6 million 2026 budget, approves 26.209 mill levy above revenue-neutral rate
Summary
The Lenexa City Council on a unanimous vote approved the fiscal year 2026 budget totaling $260.6 million and adopted a property tax rate of 26.209 mills, exceeding the revenue-neutral rate of 25.142 mills. City officials and residents debated tax impacts on seniors and possible adjustments to local rebate and homestead programs.
The Lenexa City Council voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2026 budget and to levy a property tax rate of 26.209 mills, exceeding the revenue-neutral rate of 25.142 mills.
City Manager Becky Yocom and Finance Director Nate Bloom presented the recommended budget during the council’s September public hearings, characterizing it as “foundational” to ongoing city services and the result of months of work by staff and departments. Bloom said the city’s total recommended budget is $260,600,000 and that operational expenditures, excluding economic-development pass-through funds and reserves, are under $150,000,000.
Why it matters: the budget sets the city’s spending and tax rate for the coming year and affects homeowners’ property tax bills. Council members and residents pressed officials on whether the city could hold the tax rate steady and on protections for seniors on fixed incomes.
Key details: Yocom and Bloom told the council the city’s assessed valuation…
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