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Cottage Grove EDA approves modest HRA levy hike for 2026
Summary
The Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority on Dec. 2 approved a $142,500 HRA levy for 2026, a $5,000 (3.6%) increase from 2025; Finance Director Brenda Malinowski said the median homeowner’s HRA bill will fall slightly because of new construction.
The Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority voted Dec. 2 to set a 2026 housing and redevelopment authority (HRA) levy at $142,500, a $5,000 increase from the 2025 levy.
Finance Director Brenda Malinowski told the board the city first established a separate HRA levy in 2025 to make housing-related expenditures more transparent. She said the city split the prior EDA levy and moved approximately half of the salaries that supported housing activities into the new HRA fund.…
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