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City manager says new state property tax package will cap local revenue and could force cuts
Summary
City Manager Travis told Decorah council that a new state law converting a homestead credit to an exemption and imposing a 2% cap on combined general fund levies will limit municipal revenue growth, may disincentivize use of TIF and tax abatements, and could require future cuts to programs or staff.
City Manager Travis told the Decorah City Council that legislation approved at the state level will impose a 2% cap on cities’ combined general fund levy and convert the existing homestead credit into a homestead exemption, which he said will materially limit the city’s ability to grow general‑fund revenue.
Travis described the homestead change as a 10% exemption of a property’s value with a minimum of $5,500 and a maximum of $20,000 of taxable value exempted, indexed to CPI, and said the policy…
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