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)11 Anoka County <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Communications <br />December 4, 2025 <br />Contact: Erik Thorson, Chief Communications Officer, 763-324-4612, or e-mail: <br />Erik. Thorson@ anokacountvmn. Gov <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Anoka County Board Approves 2026 Property Tax Levy <br />The Anoka County Board of Commissioners approved a 9.4 percent levy increase at the <br />board's regular meeting Dec. 2. The final levy amount was lowered from the preliminary levy <br />figure of 9.9 percent. <br />For the median -valued home in Anoka County ($338,00), this represents an annual increase <br />of $84. <br />The amount reflects a multi -year approach by the county to bring deficit spending under <br />control, with the goal being to have the levy at about a 5 to 6 percent increase annually by 2029. <br />The 2026 budget and levy signify a collaborative effort to align the county's strategic <br />framework and advance its priorities: public safety, transportation, community services, <br />workforce, communication, digital experience, and livability. <br />For many years, Anoka County held property taxes flat, implemented modest increases, or <br />reduced levy amounts. That approach met past needs but is no longer sustainable for Anoka County <br />to continue providing expected services to residents while remaining competitive regionally, <br />statewide and nationally. The 2026 budget also anticipates program shifts from the state and <br />federal levels beginning in late 2026, as well as impacts of Minnesota's new Paid Leave Program. <br />"The board and our county staff understand the impact this levy has on taxpayers, and we <br />do not take the responsibility of implementing this levy lightly," said Mike Gamache, chair, Anoka <br />County Board of Commissioners. "Past investments and wage adjustments were funded with one- <br />time reserves, and this is simply not possible any longer. Continued reliance on reserves would <br />-more- <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 />