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Greeley County adopts 2025–26 budget, sets $2.409 million tax request after hearings and BOE protests
Summary
After an August budget workshop and a Sept. 9 public hearing, the Greeley County Board adopted the fiscal 2025–26 budget and later set the property tax request at $2,409,050 with a tax rate of 0.181484. Separately, the Board of Equalization heard 39 property valuation protests in July and approved multiple assessor‑recommended adjustments.
The Greeley County Board of Commissioners adopted its fiscal year 2025–26 budget following a public hearing on Sept. 9 and set the county’s final 2025 property tax request on Sept. 23.
Mueller & Honcik CPA representative Richard Martinsen reviewed preliminary estimates and the board reported having cut $594,203 from the draft budget during an August workshop. At the Sept. 9 hearing county officials presented the proposed budget and fielded limited public questions. The board voted to adopt the final budget by Resolution 2025‑15.
On Sept. 23 the board held the statutorily required public hearing on the final property tax request and adopted Resolution 2025‑16, fixing the 2025–26 property tax request at $2,409,050 and setting the county tax rate at 0.181484. County officials noted the proposed budget reflected planned service levels and adjustments discussed during the August workshop.
Earlier in the summer the Board of Equalization convened July 8 to hear 39 individual property valuation protests filed with the county assessor. Assessor Gerri Behnk and contracted appraisers from Lake Mac Assessment reviewed parcels both inside and outside inspections; many protests resulted in assessor‑recommended condition adjustments, corrected parcel combinations, or reduced valuations that the BOE approved. The BOE recessed and reconvened to act on an Over/Under Valued Real Estate list and to finalize corrections.
The budget adoption and the BOE outcomes are distinct statutory processes: the budget sets spending and the tax request, while the BOE hears valuation protests and adjusts individual property assessments. County officials said hearing outcomes and assessor corrections will be reflected in the county tax rolls and related notices to taxpayers.
