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Door County finance director outlines 2026 levy, $32.9 million proposed levy and reserve position
Summary
Door County’s finance director presented the 2026 levy calculation (net new construction ~1.783%), described a proposed levy that matches the calculated maximum (~$32.9 million), and reviewed fund balance, sales tax revenues and capital projects funding.
Door County’s finance director, Steve Whipperth, walked supervisors through the county’s 2026 levy‑limit worksheet and budget summary, laying out the factors that lead to the proposed levy and the county’s reserve position.
Whipperth said Wisconsin’s Department of Revenue set Door County’s net new construction at about 1.783 percent for 2026, which by itself produced an allowable levy increase of roughly $47,396. After subtracting a personal property aid figure (about $171,250) and adding items that are permitted outside the levy limit (ambulance service, bridge aid and debt), the county’s maximum levy for 2026 is about $32.9 million. Whipperth said the proposed 2026 levy matches that allowable amount, an increase…
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