Conversation-filled hearing results in three percent county levy hike

Chisago County commissioners on December 6 voted 4-0, with Commissioner Jim Swenson absent, to enact an approximately 3.3 percent levy hike for 2024. This allows the county to collect $47.2 million in local revenues for the overall $87 million in projected budget expenses for next year. The difference between the two is covered through grants, local government aid, targeted tax and program monies from outside of the property tax.

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• By Denise Martin
• December 15, 2023