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Maplewood sets preliminary 2026 property-tax levy at $34,522,856; hearing set for Dec. 8

Maplewood City Council · September 8, 2025
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Summary

The City Council adopted a preliminary 2026 levy of $34,522,856, citing an approximately $2.7 million increase driven mainly by payroll and personnel costs; the council also adopted a $636,000 preliminary EDA levy and set a public hearing for Dec. 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.

The Maplewood City Council adopted a preliminary property-tax levy for taxes payable in 2026 of $34,522,856 and set a public hearing on the city budget and levy for Dec. 8, 2025, at 7 p.m. The council also adopted a separate preliminary levy for the city’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) of $636,000 at the same meeting.

Finance staff told the council the preliminary levy reflects an increase of roughly $2.7 million from the prior year, with about 70% of that increase attributed to payroll…

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