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Cottage Grove council adopts 2026 property tax levy and 2026 budget; vote 3–1
Summary
The Cottage Grove City Council on Dec. 3 approved the property tax levy payable in 2026 and adopted the citybudget for 2026, increasing the city portion of the levy from $25,990,600 to $29,885,000 and approving new levies for EMS and equipment replacement. Council approved the measures after public hearing and discussion; votes on the levy and budget were 3to1.
The Cottage Grove City Council on Dec. 3 adopted the property tax levy payable in 2026 and approved the citybudget for 2026 after a public hearing and council discussion.
Finance Director Brenda Milanowski told the council the overall tax bill on a median Cottage Grove home (market value cited at $369,200) under the proposed levies would be $4,684 in 2026 and that "the City portion, the $25,990,600 is increasing to $29,885,000." She outlined new levy components included in the package: an EMS levy to help cover rising ambulance costs, an increased equipment levy to fund roughly $2,000,000 a…
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