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Mill Creek council holds public hearing on proposed 2026 property tax levy; asks staff to model two new options
Summary
Council held a public hearing on the proposed 2026 property tax levy after a finance director's presentation of five levy scenarios. A resident urged a mixed approach (scenario B then C). Council did not adopt a levy; it directed staff to model two additional options and scheduled a Monday follow-up.
The Mill Creek City Council on Oct. 28 held a public hearing on the proposed 2026 property tax levy after Finance Director Ermina Lombard outlined five levy options and several multi‑tool revenue scenarios intended to close an estimated operating gap.
Lombard told the council that through Sept. 30 the city had collected about $8.7 million in general‑fund revenues and had recorded roughly $10.5 million in expenditures, producing a year‑to‑date shortfall that contributed to a projected biennial deficit of roughly $1.5 million. She presented five levy options ranging from a 1% increase (about $44,000 net) to larger packages that would use banked levy capacity to raise up to roughly $1.8 million in one year. Lombard also laid out combined scenarios that paired limited levy increases with a…
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