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Council holds public hearing on proposed 2025 property tax levy; final vote set for Dec. 15
Summary
Finance Director presented proposed 2025 levies — city $19.8M (7.9% increase) and library $6.4M (about 9.5% increase) — and said the increase is driven by debt service; council closed the hearing and will consider adoption on Dec. 15.
The Highland Park City Council held a public hearing on Nov. 24 for the proposed 2025 property tax levy and heard a presentation from Finance Director Christy McCallu. McCallu said the proposed city levy is $19.8 million (about a 7.9% increase over the 2024 extension) and the proposed library levy is $6.4 million (about a 9.5% increase). She said the increase is driven mainly by debt service timing and new debt planned in 2026.
McCallu also said the levy materials reference a combined city and library aggregate figure and a separate debt service figure; she reported "$21,000,000 for the combined city and library aggregate levy and $5,400,000 for the combined debt service levy." The discrete levy amounts she listed ($19.8M city + $6.4M library) do not arithmetically total $21M; the presentation contained those stated figures and staff answered clarifying questions about next steps and timing.
McCallu estimated the levy would result in an approximate $138 annual impact for a city taxpayer with an average $500,000 EAV property. The council closed the public hearing by roll call (7 ayes, 0 nays) and will consider an ordinance adopting the tax year 2025 levy at its Dec. 15 meeting.
