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Grant County approves preliminary 2025 mill levies after auditor warns of fallen property values
Summary
The Grant County Board of Commissioners approved preliminary 2024 mill levies — a 1-mill increase over 2023 — after the county auditor reported a drop in assessed values for major property that will increase levies for the county and local taxing districts.
The Grant County Board of Commissioners approved preliminary county mill levies on Aug. 21 after County Auditor Sara Meier told the board that a substantial decrease in the assessed value of Bison Pipeline property and a pending State Board of Equalization decision about the Red Rock Resort’s 2024 value will raise the county’s preliminary tax rate.
Auditor Sara Meier reported the valuation changes during the board’s regular meeting and said the shifts will affect the Hebron School District, the local fire district and several county funds. Commissioner Marty Meyer moved to adopt preliminary 2024 mill levies; the board voted unanimously to set rates including a General Fund mill levy of 51.25, Road & Bridge 10.00, Veterans Service Officer 0.45, Extension Service 4.00, Unorganized Township Road & Bridge 12.00 and Weed Board 4.00 — a net increase of one mill over 2023.
The preliminary levies are intended to set the county’s starting point for the 2025 budget process; the board noted that final levies and the county budget will be resolved after the required public hearings and any State Board of Equalization decisions affecting assessed values. The auditor specifically flagged the Bison Pipeline valuation decrease as a contributor to the shift in the mill levy, and she said the Red Rock Resort value remains under review by the state board.
Commissioners framed the vote as a routine step required for budget scheduling. The board set the Grant County 2025 budget hearing for Sept. 11 at 9:00 a.m. MT in the Grant County Courthouse courtroom.
The action recorded was a preliminary levy adoption; the transcript did not record final levy figures beyond the preliminary rates nor the detailed dollar impacts for individual property owners or taxing districts.
