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Dayton staff says fiscal-disparities shift cost city $800,000; council agrees to $425,000 in cuts to return Dec. 10
Summary
City staff told the Dayton City Council that an $800,000 loss of tax capacity under the metro fiscal‑disparities program increased the city's 2025 levy burden, and councilors directed staff to assemble roughly $425,000 in levy reductions — including pavement, capital and equipment cuts — to bring back for approval Dec. 10.
City staff told the Dayton City Council on Nov. 26 that an unexpected change in regional tax‑capacity distribution left the city roughly $800,000 short of what was projected in the preliminary 2025 levy and altered property tax statements residents have begun to receive.
The staff presentation said the city’s preliminary 2025 levy was $9.2 million and that a 16.63% levy increase was passed in September. "A 16.63% tax levy increase was passed in September," the presenter said, then explained that a higher tax rate and the fiscal‑disparities redistribution produced an $87 annual increase on the Dayton portion of a sample property tax bill.
Why it matters: Dayton’s levy and the…
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