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Forest Lake council adopts preliminary 2026 budget, sets maximum levy
Summary
Council adopted the preliminary 2026 budget (Resolution 0922503), setting a preliminary levy that staff said represents a 12.59% increase; the council set the truth-in-taxation hearing for December and noted the package funds staffing additions including four public-safety positions.
The Forest Lake City Council voted to adopt the city’s preliminary 2026 budget and to set the preliminary levy, advancing the city to the statutorily required truth-in-taxation process.
Mark, a member of city administration, told the council the preliminary package "amounts to a 12.59% increase in the levy." Staff presented supporting materials showing a preliminary levy total of $18,400,000 and a…
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