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Budget committee approves Benton County Library Service District tax rate and 2025–27 budget
Summary
The Benton County Budget Committee approved a tax rate of 0.3947 per $1,000 of assessed value and a proposed 2025–27 budget of $7,711,565 for the Library Service District; presenters said the district collects taxes that are transferred to the City of Corvallis to run library services.
The Benton County Budget Committee approved a property tax rate of 0.3947 per $1,000 of assessed value and the 2025–27 Library Service District proposed budget of $7,711,565 after a brief public hearing during the committee’s opening meeting.
Assistant County Administrator Rick Krager summarized the district’s role as a taxing entity that collects revenue and transfers those funds to the City of Corvallis, the primary service provider for library operations. Ashley Chavez, library director of the Corvallis–Benton County Public Library, described…
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