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Carver County approves administrator-recommended 2026 budget and an 8% levy package
Summary
The county board approved the administrator’s recommended 2026 budget, recommending an 8% levy increase (6% base + 2% surcharge) to cover operating needs and legislative cost shifts; commissioners debated the scale of increases and long-term capital needs including a planned government center project.
Carver County commissioners approved the administrator-recommended 2026 budget and levy package, which includes an overall recommended levy increase of 8 percent—a 6 percent base to maintain current services and a 2 percent surcharge to address recent state and federal cost shifts.
County Administrator (presented earlier in the packet) and Dave Frishman, property and finance director, summarized the financial picture for 2026 and the county’s long-term plan. Frishman said the county’s taxable market value…
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