Manager explains how state levy limits constrain Dunn County services
Dan Dunbar said state law ties allowable levy increases to net new construction, not rising assessed values, limiting Dunn County's ability to raise property-tax revenue even as costs rise.
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At the budget workshop, Dan Dunbar explained a central constraint on the county's revenue: state law limits how much the property tax levy may increase and bases that allowable increase on net new construction in the county. "That increase is based on the amount of new construction that happens in the county in a year," he said, adding that assessed-value increases on existing homes are not counted toward the levy cap.
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