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Story County moves to proceed with proposed FY27 property tax levy after public hearing
Summary
Story County held a public hearing March 31, 2026, on the proposed FY27 property tax levy, reviewed staff-proposed rate changes and valuation assumptions, heard a written public objection, and voted to proceed with the published levy while discussing confusion and the $18,000 mailing cost for the required notice.
Story County held a public hearing at 9 a.m. on March 31, 2026, to consider the proposed fiscal year 2027 property tax levy. After staff reviewed the published notice and levy calculations and a resident letter opposing the increase was read aloud, the board voted to proceed with the proposed levy "as published."
The staff member presenting the notice said the mailed truth-in-taxation notice compared current-year taxes with proposed taxes based on an assumed 10% valuation increase, but countywide valuations actually rose 4.6%. "The statement that the taxpayers provided as notice for the public hearing is confusing at best," the staff member said, summarizing why the mailed grid…
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