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Edina council delays decision on 2025 budget and 13.14% preliminary levy after heated public hearing
Summary
City finance staff presented a proposed 13.14% levy increase (staff said 5.46 points fund public-safety expansions); after extensive public testimony and council questioning the council voted to postpone a final levy and budget adoption to Dec. 17 to allow more review of reductions and structural options.
Edina’s proposed 2025 budget and a preliminary 13.14% property‑tax levy took center stage Dec. 3, when staff outlined options to reduce the increase and dozens of residents urged the council to cut the proposed levy. After public testimony and detailed council questions, the council voted to postpone adoption until Dec. 17.
Finance director (self‑identified in the hearing) presented the numbers and said roughly 5.46 percentage points of the 13.14% increase are related to expanded public‑safety staffing and new debt service for the second fire station. Staff also presented several options that could reduce…
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