With the 2017 property tax levy, the Chisago County Board of Commissioners is breaking the cycle of flat property tax levies or decreases.
By a 4-1 vote Dec. 7, the board approved the 2017 county budget and levy. Commissioner Lora Walker was the lone member of the board to vote against the action.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The property tax levy next year will be a 3.3 percent increase, due in part to the upcoming construction of the county’s new jail. The total budget is a balanced $63.48 million.
However, even with the increase, the board has been able to keep property taxes low over an extended period of time. Over the last eight years, there have only been two years with levy increases, and there were two years with levy decreases. The average levy increase since 2009 is 0.7 percent.
“Our per capita levy has gone down precipitously since 2008,” Chisago County Administrator Bruce Messelt said. “We
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