Butler City Council plans to reduce taxes as they move forward with the process of approving the budget for 2026.
The total 2026 preliminary balanced general fund budget currently sits at just over $11.2 million with a tax rate of 32.6 mils. An additional about $5 million in city money has been designated for the capital projects fund.
This reduction of 11.4 mils or about 25% for city property owners is a result of Council deciding to pay debt service with legacy funds and eliminating the tax money previously connected for that reason.
Councilman Don Shearer stated that $3 million of the capital projects expenses will go towards stormwater projects, just over $900,000 for a new firetruck, about $900,000 in street paving, as well as other projects such as improvements at Memorial Park and a new boiler for the City Building.
The budget is now available to the public for 30 days before a vote for final approval sometime before the end of December.
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