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Trempealeau County officials describe two decades of stagnant shared revenue and rising costs

3854877 · May 22, 2025
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County leaders told legislators that stagnant shared revenue, levy limits and slow net-new-construction growth leave rural counties with little capacity to cover rising costs for roads, courts and social services.

Trempealeau County leaders explained to visiting state legislators how shared revenue stagnation and low local growth have strained county budgets and service delivery.

"When you look at the whole piece of the picture here... shared revenue funding stream for a county is quite small," said Rebecca, a county presentation lead, describing a slide that showed shared revenue as a…

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