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Richland council sets 2026 property tax levy, holds city rate flat
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting the Richland City Council approved ordinances setting the 2026 ad valorem property tax levy, choosing a 0% increase while noting valuation growth and rising sales-tax revenue.
RICHLAND — The Richland City Council on Oct. 21 approved two ordinances to set the city’s 2026 ad valorem property tax levy, voting unanimously to keep the city’s proposed levy increase at 0% while relying on valuation growth to maintain revenue.
Finance Director Brandon Allen told the council the ordinances before it work together: one is the formal first reading to set the property-tax amount and the other establishes the levy rate tied to assessed values. He said the city is not proposing the optional 1% increase this year. “The only thing included in property tax increase is just a…
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