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Kirkwood Council approves tax-rate adjustments after assessed-value decline

Kirkwood City Council · September 19, 2025
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Summary

Council approved multiple ordinances adjusting tax rates after the Board of Equalization reduced assessed valuations by $8.2 million; staff said residential rates did not change while several commercial-class rates rose modestly to maintain revenue.

The Kirkwood City Council approved ordinances on Sept. 18 to adjust several tax rates after staff reported an $8,200,000 drop in the city’s assessed valuation following the Board of Equalization.

Mary, the city’s chief administrative officer, told the council: "What happened is the assessed value after the Board of Equalization met... it went down by 8,200,000, and then that…

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