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Council adopts resolution setting lighting district taxes for fiscal year 2025–26
Summary
The council adopted Resolution 547a establishing lighting district taxes for the 2025–26 fiscal year after a brief discussion about how assessments were calculated and which streets are in each district.
The Stevensville Town Council approved Resolution 547a to establish lighting district taxes for fiscal year 2025–26, a measure councilors had tabled at the prior meeting to accommodate revised revenue checks.
Council members moved and seconded the resolution and voted unanimously to adopt it. Staff said most lighting district assessments decreased this year after updated revenue information; a few districts saw small increases. A resident asked specifically about Creekside Lighting District, saying she had heard its assessment had risen substantially; staff said they would provide historical comparison figures.
Councilors and members of the public discussed how the district lines are defined. Staff clarified there is no single geographic map in the packet; instead, the district lists correspond to subdivision boundaries and street lists maintained by the town. Staff said the lighting districts are derived from utility billing assignments and that the tax amounts are calculated from the town's lighting costs allocated to those assigned addresses.
Councilors voted 4–0 to approve the resolution. Staff said the town will publish the district lists and provide breakdowns of how the assessment numbers were computed on request.
