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Isanti Council opts to start 2026 budget work using fund balance to limit tax increases
Summary
Council members voiced support for using fund balance in the draft 2026 budget to offset large county and school tax increases, with staff directed to develop cuts from that starting point and return revised numbers at the next meeting.
Isanti City councilors on Tuesday reviewed two draft 2026 budget scenarios and signaled a preference to begin from the option that uses fund balance to blunt property tax increases.
Staff presented two alternatives: a draft that draws about $176,000 from reserve funds to hold down the tax levy and a draft that does not use fund balance. A council member…
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