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Cottage Grove board adopts 2026 budget including $16.3 million police station project

Village Board of Trustees, Cottage Grove · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The Village Board approved the 2026 budget after a public hearing; the spending plan includes a $16.3 million police station, about $1.5 million for roads/paths, and measures to preserve state expenditure-restraint eligibility.

The Cottage Grove Village Board voted Nov. 17 to adopt its 2026 budget, following a public hearing and staff presentation of the levy and capital projects. The board approved the resolution after a staff-proposed accounting change intended to maintain state expenditure-restraint program eligibility.

Village Administrator Matt outlined highlights during the hearing, saying the preliminary levy would translate to about a $110 tax impact for the average village property and that the capital…

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