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Brainerd council sets 2025 levy at 2% amid debate over $1,000 airport allocation
Summary
The Brainerd City Council set the 2025 levy at $7,098,160 (a 2% increase) after debate about a $1,000 allocation for the Brainerd Airport; council also adopted the 2025 budgets. Opponents said the airport allocation was symbolic and insufficient; supporters called the levy a measured compromise to stabilize fund balance.
Brainerd City Council voted Dec. 16 to set the 2025 city levy at $7,098,160 — a 2% increase over last year — and to adopt the 2025 budgets after lengthened discussion about an airport allocation.
Finance Director Connie Hillman told the council the final levy must be certified to the county by Dec. 30 and that staff had modeled options, noting "the 2025 levy could be set at $6,984,091 or approximately a 0.36% increase over the 2024 levy," but that council…
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