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Anoka County <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Communications <br />December 4, 2024 <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Chief Communications Officer, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik. Thorson@anokacountvmn. 2ov <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Anoka County Board Approves 2025 Property Tax Levy <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners approved a 16.86 percent property tax levy <br />increase at the board's Dec. 3 regular meeting. <br />The levy amount reflects a multi -year approach by the county to bring deficit spending <br />under control, with the goal being to have the levy at about a 5.25 percent increase annually by <br />2029. The 2025 budget and property tax levy is a collaborative effort to continue meeting Anoka <br />County's strategic priorities of transportation, human services, public safety, workforce and <br />communication. The focus for next year continues past work on those first three priorities, along <br />with an increased commitment to workforce and communication. <br />Anoka County, like households and businesses, continues to deal with the cost of inflation, <br />rising expenses for maintenance of its equipment and buildings, health care costs for employees, <br />and the expenditures associated with attracting top talent and keeping an engaged, productive <br />workforce. <br />"All of us appreciate the hard work county staff and commissioners have put into this <br />budget and levy, and we're now at a point where we're starting a multi -year approach to stabilize <br />the levy amount," said Mike Gamache, chair, Anoka County Board of Commissioners. "This levy <br />reflects our current circumstances and it's operational in nature it's to keep services at a level <br />our residents expect. We will continue to evaluate our budgets and levies in the coming years to <br />align with the needs of the county." <br />Note: Anoka County only has authority over the county portion of the property tax bill; <br />cities and school districts have their own taxing authority. <br />-30- <br />DK:bv <br />Respectful, Innovative, Fiscally Responsible <br />Government Center A 2100 3rd 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 />