2027 Budget

The City Council recently passed the 2027 preliminary budget and $10.4 million levy. The proposed 4.95% increase represents the Council’s priorities of public safety, meeting payments for debt, constructing and maintaining City assets such as roads, buildings, parks, and equipment as well as service to the citizens while keeping taxes low. As in previous years, growth and expanded tax capacity will lessen the impact on homeowners whose City taxes should remain relatively flat. Even with this increase, we anticipate St. Michael will continue to have the lowest tax rate of any City in Wright County. Depending on property values, the City is proud of the fact that most residents of St. Michael haven’t seen any significant increase in their City property taxes in the last 10 years, thanks primarily to the growth of the City.