For the better part of the past year, the Wright County Board of Commissioners and the county coordinator’s office has been preparing ahead for 2017, determining the needs of the county for the following year’s budget and levy.
Almost nine months from the day they held the first preliminary meetings, the county board unanimously approved the 2017 budget and certified levy.
“In front of you is a resolution proposed relative to adopting the 2017 budget and levy,” County Coordinator Lee Kelly said. “As you know, this is the final piece of our budget process for the year.”
The final budget figure was $113,861,809 – an increase of 3.2 percent from the 2016 budget ($110,285,712). The final levy number – the amount charged residents through property taxes – was $58,184,217, which represents a 4.97 percent increase from the 2016 levy ($55,426,154).
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