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Menomonee Falls board adopts 2026 budget, raises levy 18¢ to fund roads and two police officers
Summary
The Menomonee Falls Village Board unanimously adopted a 2026 operating budget that raises the tax rate 18¢ — directing $1,000,000 to street resurfacing and reallocating $300,000 from the library levy to fund two police officers; the package also holds water, sewer and stormwater rates flat.
The Menomonee Falls Village Board unanimously approved an ordinance adopting the 2026 operating budget and tax levy following a brief public hearing on Nov. 17.
Village Manager Mark Fitzgerald, who presented the budget, said the operating budget increases 2.3% while the tax levy rises 5.8%. "The board did choose to raise the tax rate by 18¢ this year, to really use 14¢ of that to separate out $1,000,000 for street resurfacing," Fitzgerald said, adding that other portions of the increase reflect reductions in state transportation…
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