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Detroit Lakes adopts final 2025 budget and 2024 tax levy after Truth in Taxation presentation
Summary
Council adopted the final 2025 budget and the final 2024 tax levy collectible in 2025 (a 7.97% levy increase reported), following a Truth in Taxation presentation that highlighted a $749,999 library grant (matching funds required), a new police position, one-time public safety aid usage, and mixed public comment on tax impacts.
The Detroit Lakes City Council adopted the final 2025 budget and the final 2024 tax levy collectible in 2025 after a Truth in Taxation presentation by Heidi (finance staff). Heidi outlined how taxable market value, net tax capacity and the homestead market value exclusion affect individual property bills and summarized the city—udget rivers.
Heidi said the city received a Minnesota Department of Education library grant of about $749,999 that…
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