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Inver Grove Heights council directs staff to prepare preliminary 2026 levy at 5.74%

5708034 · September 2, 2025
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City Administrator Wilson presented a proposed 2026 general fund budget and recommended a preliminary property tax levy increase of 6.3%; after discussion the council directed staff to prepare levy resolution targeting a 5.74% preliminary levy for action at the Sept. 8 meeting.

City Administrator Wilson told the Inver Grove Heights City Council that the proposed 2026 general fund budget totals $36,668,206 and that about 83% of general fund operations would be funded by the property tax levy.

Wilson said Minnesota cities must adopt a preliminary levy no later than Sept. 30 and that a preliminary levy can be lowered but not raised later in the year. He proposed a preliminary levy package that would produce a 6.3% increase over 2025, which he estimated would add about $91.37 in city property taxes for the owner of a median-valued home in Inver Grove Heights ($362,200). Wilson…

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