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St. Peter council adopts preliminary 2025 levy, raising city portion about 6.9%
Summary
The St. Peter City Council on Sept. 22 adopted a preliminary 2025 levy (collectible in 2026) that increases the gross levy roughly $297,000 (6.9%). Staff said most of the change reflects debt service on a new city hall plus annual equipment certificates; a $250,000 home’s city portion would rise about $17.71 annually.
On Sept. 22, the St. Peter City Council voted to adopt a corrected preliminary 2025 tax levy (collectible in 2026) that increases the city’s gross levy by about $297,000, or roughly 6.9 percent.
City staff member Perry, who presented the proposal, told the council the total preliminary levy is $4,614,000 and that a correction in the published resolution changes one line to $2,772,624 per the tax theory sheet. Perry said the recommended package trims the general fund by about $152,000 (a 5 percent reduction) while increasing targeted levies, including a $50,000 increase for the library and larger debt-service amounts tied to capital financing. “Despite the increase in…
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