Dodge County approves 2026 budget

JUNEAU — On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved the Dodge County’s 2027 budget.The $213 million budget includes a $39.2 million tax levy, which is an increase of around $1.1 million. But the mill rate of $3.29 per $1,000 of assessed value is a 6% decrease from last year’s budget.Cameron Clapper of Dodge County noted that the County’s equalized property values came in at $11.9 billion, up from last year’s $11.1 billion, an increase of 7.27%.“While a homeowner with a house valued at $300,000 would see a tax levy of $986.27, a homeowner with a $100,000 house would see a levy of $328.75,” Clapper said. “The (final budget) meeting went really smoothly. It lasted roughly two hours or less.”Clapper said there were four amendments; the first two were “housekeeping items” within the budget. He said the other two amendments dealt with the cost-of-living adjustment for county employees.“We were able to bring the cost of living from 2% to 3.13%,” Clapper said.

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