FY2027 budget and proposed tax rate increase
Summary
The proposed budget raises the tax rate from $6.79 to $6.96 per thousand — a 4% levy increase, the most state law allows. Most spending is locked into salaries and benefits, so there's little room to cut, and health care costs alone added $215,000 late in the process.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tax rate up $0.17 per thousand; roughly $2.4 million in new levy revenue.
Residents keep full services — paid fire/rescue, schools, plowing — at a rate still lower than several neighboring towns that provide less.
Taxpayers face a higher bill, and fixed-income homeowners may feel the pinch most.
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