Albert Lea City Council approves increase to tax levy
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(ABC 6 News) — On Monday evening, the Albert Lea City Council approved a property tax levy at its meeting.
It is a $6.1 million general fund levy which includes a 5% tax increase. Council members are blaming the increase on higher wages for city staff.
Related: Rochester, Albert Lea voting on 2025 preliminary tax levies
Cities in Minnesota have until September 30 to approve their 2025 preliminary tax levies and send them in to the state. After that, cities may continue to work their budgets, but the levy can only decrease from the preliminary number, not increase.
The council will hold a public meeting on the levy on December 9th before taking a final vote on it.
The full meeting can be viewed here.