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County council adopts revised 2025 tax rates; substitute bill lowers several levies
Summary
After a public hearing and discussion, the council adopted substitute bill 54-22 which revises and slightly reduces several 2025 county tax rates compared with the original proposal; staff said the county’s general revenue rate remains unchanged at zero percent.
The Saint Charles County Council adopted substitute bill 54-22 to fix and levy county tax rates for 2025. The substitute bill reflected a slight downward revision in two county special levies discussed at the public hearing earlier in the evening.
During the public hearing on the tax levy, a resident speaker urged substantial reductions or phase-outs of specific levies (road and bridge and dispatch) and argued the county should consider broader tax changes. County staff and the council noted the council only controls county levies and not other taxing authorities; the council’s substitute bill reduced the road/bridge and dispatch rates modestly from the original proposal.
Council members discussed the differences between assessed-valuation increases (which many residents feel as higher tax bills) and the council’s authority to set rates. The council adopted the substitute bill by roll call. Staff will proceed to deliver the adopted levy to the collector and follow statutory notice procedures.
