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New Prague council sets 7% preliminary levy, flags parks and aquatic center as cost drivers
Summary
At a special budget meeting the New Prague City Council agreed to a 7.0% preliminary levy, citing rising parkboard requests, an operating shortfall projected at the aquatic center and reserves planning as key factors driving the draft budget.
The New Prague City Council set a preliminary levy of 7.0% on a motion to file the required notice with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, signaling the starting point for the 2026 budget process.
Council members spent the meeting scrutinizing the drivers behind that preliminary rate. Staff told the council the aquatic center — operated under a joint powers arrangement with the school district — projects a preliminary 2025‑26 loss of roughly $173,000 "per entity," and councilors pressed for more detail and for a review of the joint powers agreement to determine whether the city…
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