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Crookston staff presents 2026 proposed budget and sets preliminary 8% levy
Summary
City staff outlined the 2026 proposed operating budget, a preliminary tax levy increase set at 8% and the city’s capital improvements list; staff estimated the city’s tax-levy-funded operating need at $4,604,724 and total revenues at $15,095,486. Public hearing and final adoption are scheduled for Dec. 29.
Darren, a city staff presenter, told the Crookston City Council that the proposed 2026 operating budget includes $4,604,724 in tax-levy funding and total city revenues of $15,095,486. The presentation, given under the state’s Truth in Taxation requirement, described how levy dollars support police, fire, streets, parks, library and the municipal airport.
The presentation explained the revenue breakdown and the proposed preliminary levy, which the council set at 8% for 2026. Darren said the levy proposal would increase the city’s tax levy to $4,604,724; using…
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