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Kasson City council approves preliminary $7.8 million tax levy after budget presentations
Summary
Kasson City Council voted to approve a preliminary $7.8 million tax levy (collectible in 2026) after department heads reviewed key 2026 budget lines, including public-safety equipment, parks projects and proposed capital purchases; staff said updated property valuations mean a 7.8% figure would effectively hold the city tax rate flat.
Kasson City Council approved a preliminary tax levy of $7,800,000, collectible in 2026, following presentations from department heads and discussion of line-item impacts on next year’s budgets.
City staff told council that updated county valuations mean a 7.8% figure would keep the city’s tax rate effectively unchanged by absorbing new assessed value rather than raising the rate. “They’ve told us that a 7.8% would keep our tax levy rate at 0,” the administrator explained, adding that rising commercial valuations and new construction broaden the tax base.
The meeting included department…
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