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Atchison manager proposes 46.358-mill levy; public hearings set on 2026 budget
Summary
City Manager Mark Westhoff presented the recommended 2026 budget Sept. 2, proposing a 46.358 mill levy (1.493 mills above the revenue-neutral rate) that would increase city tax revenue by about 2.5%.
City Manager Mark Westhoff presented the city's proposed 2026 budget at the Atchison City Commission meeting Sept. 2, saying the plan would set a combined city-and-library mill levy at 46.358 mills, which is 1.493 mills above the revenue-neutral rate and represents an approximate 2.5% increase in tax revenue from the current year.
"So based on the final work that we've done... the mill levy for the proposed 2026 budget for the city and for the public library ... is 46.358 mills," City Manager Mark Westhoff said during the presentation.
The proposal is a staff recommendation that will be subject to public comment at two hearings next week: the revenue-neutral-rate hearing and the budget hearing that will determine a final mill levy and adopt the budget. Westhoff said this presentation is intended to make the…
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