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Moorhead EDA recommends $789,857 preliminary max levy to City Council
Summary
The Moorhead Economic Development Authority voted to forward a preliminary maximum levy recommendation of $789,857 to the City Council for the 2026 budget process.
The Moorhead Economic Development Authority voted to recommend a preliminary maximum levy of $789,857 to the City Council for the 2026 budget year, the EDA said during its regular meeting. The recommendation was set as part of the board’s review of the EDA preliminary budget and tax levy.
City Manager Molly (last name not provided) explained process steps and timing: “This recommendation would go to the City Council as part of the preliminary budget approval,” and the council would set the max levy at its second meeting in September, with final budget adoption due in December.
EDA staff noted modest increases in the proposed EDA budget, including higher professional services and lobbying line items and an increase of the entrepreneurial set‑aside from $20,000 to $40,000 to support the planned Spark entrepreneurial center, scheduled to open in 2026. The board discussed the proposed increases and heard from staff about development activity downtown and other projects that shape EDA spending priorities.
A commissioner moved to recommend the $789,857 preliminary max levy; Commissioner Schofield seconded. The board approved the motion by voice vote and will forward the levy recommendation to the City Council for public consideration.
The recommendation is advisory; the City Council will consider the preliminary levy at its September meetings and adopt the final levy when it approves the municipal budget later in the year.
