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Anoka County <br /> ADMINISTRATION <br /> ,,�& Communications <br /> December 1, 2023 <br /> Contact: Erik Thorson, Chief Communications Officer, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br /> Erik.Thorson&anokacoun . mn._ov <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Anoka County Board Approves Final 2024 Property Tax Levy <br /> The Anoka County Board of Commissioners approved a 10.4 percent final property tax <br /> levy increase at the board's Dec. 1 meeting. <br /> Priorities for the 2024 budget include providing safe roads and eliminating congestion; <br /> working to improve people's lives; public safety; attracting and retaining a skilled county <br /> workforce; and providing clear, accurate and effective information to residents and county staff <br /> about county initiatives. <br /> The 10.4 percent was an amendment to the adopted preliminary amount, which was a <br /> 15.44 percent increase. The result of that amendment is a$7,153,154 decrease in the final certified <br /> levy for 2024, which is now $156,688,155. To have a balanced budget for next year, the county <br /> will take the $7,153,154 from its asset preservation fund, a resource that is normally used for <br /> maintaining facilities and equipment but can be used for the levy. <br /> "Commissioners and staff spent a lot of long days and nights working on this budget and <br /> levy it was a difficult process, because we ran into a culmination of financial obstacles this <br /> year," said Matt Look, chair, Anoka County Board of Commissioners. "The three main driving <br /> factors to the increase in the levy were market-rate wage increases for county employees, a rise in <br /> violent crimes and a call for more prosecutors to deal with that problem, and the substantial <br /> increases in the rate of inflation. In terms of inflation,Anoka County is feeling the impact just like <br /> our residents the cost to provide the services people have come to expect has gone up." <br /> -more- <br /> Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br /> Government Center A 2100 V Avenue, Suite 700 A Anoka, MN 55303-5024 A www.anokacountymn.gov <br /> Office: 763-324-4700 A Fax: 763-324-5490 <br /> Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer <br />