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Blaine council adopts 2025 property tax levy after heated public hearing
Summary
After a Truth in Taxation hearing with multiple residents warning of hardship, the Blaine City Council voted 4–2 on Dec. 16 to adopt a 2025 property tax levy resolution tied to a 14.98% proposed levy and a budget that emphasizes capital prefunding, public safety and pavement management.
The Blaine City Council on Dec. 16 adopted a resolution setting the city’s maximum property tax levy for collection in 2025, following a Truth in Taxation hearing in which several residents urged the council to lower the proposed increase.
Finance Director Jason Zimmerman presented the budget highlights and the levy mechanics, saying the resolution before council reflected a 14.98 percent increase from 2024 (down from a 17.1 percent preliminary figure) and included a $400,000 reserve to protect against delinquencies. Zimmerman said capital prefunding, debt service and personnel costs — including union-negotiated increases and three proposed new positions, among them police officers and a…
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