Finance committee recommends front‑loading principal to stabilize Middleton tax impacts

May 6, 2026

The Middleton Finance and Personnel Committee voted May 5 to recommend a debt structure that front‑loads principal payments (option B) to keep the city’s equalized tax rate relatively level while pursuing a proposed community campus. The recommendation moves the borrowing plan to the Common Council for final direction and refinements.

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The Middleton Finance and Personnel Committee recommended on May 5 that the Common Council pursue a financing structure that accelerates principal payments in the 2026 borrowing to stabilize the city’s equalized tax rate while preparing for a proposed community campus that would include city hall, the library and the senior center.

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