Article: Cedarburg officials consider tax levy, budget; Proposal would meet spirit of property tax cap vetoed by Doyle

Cedarburg officials consider tax levy, budget

Proposal would meet spirit of property tax cap vetoed by Doyle

Cedarburg -- For the second year in a row, city officials are proposing a tax levy and budget that meets the spirit of a property tax cap state Republican lawmakers approved last year but was vetoed by Gov. Jim Doyle.

Mayor Greg Myers and aldermen are considering a tax levy of $6,706,475 to help fund city operations for 2005. The proposed levy is a 2.6 percent increase over the previous levy of $6,535,866.

Under the spending cap plan, levy growth would have been limited to the tax base increase generated by new construction in the community, and to the increases needed to pay off new ...

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