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Polk County supervisors hold hearing on proposed 2026–27 property-tax levy; officials say levy is being lowered
Summary
At a Polk County public hearing on the proposed 2026–27 property-tax levy, residents questioned a legislatively mandated notice that assumes large valuation increases; county officials said the board is lowering the levy and offered assessor help to explain individual statements.
Polk County supervisors heard public comment on the proposed fiscal year 2026–27 property-tax levy on a legislatively required notice that residents said implied a large tax increase.
At the hearing, a resident who gave his address in Pleasant Hill asked whether the public process sets a legal cap on how much property tax the county can raise. Chair (speaker 2) confirmed the hearing establishes the maximum levy the county may impose but said the board retains the ability to lower the levy later.
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