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Clive mayor outlines budget priorities, says property taxes held steady as $40M capital plan advances
Summary
Mayor John told residents Clive’s tax rate has been maintained or lowered for 10 years, previewed a roughly $40 million capital-improvement program focused on flood mitigation, streets and parks, and announced upcoming public meetings and project timelines.
Mayor John opened the State of the City presentation by telling residents the council’s priorities are fiscal stewardship, resilient infrastructure and neighborhood revitalization and that the city will hold a public truth-in-taxation hearing Thursday at 5:30. "We want to keep our property taxes fair and predictable," he said, noting the city’s tax rate is 99.92 per $1,000 and that the rate has been maintained or lowered for the past 10 years.
John gave residents concrete examples to show household impacts: on a home valued at $318,000, the city’s…
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