Winneshiek County budget hearing set for March 13th at 12:00 noon

Winneshiek County supervisors will hold a public hearing at noon Monday, March 13th, on the county's budget for July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

The proposed budget calls for a total of $26,748,082 in spending next fiscal year--an increase of $2,136,373 from this year's budget, or an 8.7 percent increase. 

Much of that increase comes from $3,770,000 in planned capital improvement projects--an increase of $1,930,500 from this year's capital improvement budget.

To pay in part for the budget, the county would levy $9,493,250 in property taxes.  That's $285,669 in additional property taxes over this year's total of $9,207,581 in property taxes.

There's been a 15 percent increase in residential property valuations in Winneshiek County this year.  The budget sets the property tax levy rate at $6.39 for every $1,000 of assessed valuation for city residents and $8.34 for every $1,000 of assessed valuation for rural residents.