Steamboat Rock council opens public hearing on 2026 property tax levies after resident raises infrastructure concern

Steamboat Rock — The Steamboat Rock City Council opened a public hearing Thursday to collect comment on proposed property tax levies for fiscal year 2026.

The special session convened at 6:00 p.m. at Steamboat City Hall, where Mayor David Mull called the meeting to order and confirmed council members Kevin Pieters, Marc Havens, Marvin Veld, Travis Hollander and Cory Schurman were present. Council member Cory Schurman moved to approve the agenda; Kevin Pieters seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

Cory Schurman moved to open the public hearing on the proposed 2026 property tax levies; Kevin Pieters seconded and the motion passed. The hearing provided an opportunity for residents to raise concerns and ask questions about how levy revenue would be allocated.

During the public-comment portion, resident James Green asked whether the council had discussed levying money specifically for the city’s infrastructure. Council members Cory Schurman and Kevin Pieters responded that the council has discussed infrastructure funding and is “working on making provisions to provide for it in the future,” and that the city currently has outstanding debt that the council wants to pay down before taking on additional debt.

No formal vote on the proposed levies was taken at the March 27 special session; the council only opened the public hearing and heard comment. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. on a motion by Cory Schurman, seconded by Kevin Pieters, which passed unanimously.

The council did not set a date for a follow-up decision on the levies during the special session. Further deliberation and any formal action on the fiscal year 2026 property tax levies will be scheduled and noticed separately.