Clay Schuldt
MARSHALL The Marshall City Council approved a $7.5 million 2021 tax levy Tuesday by a 4-3 vote.
This final levy represents a $197,894 increase from the 2020 levy, an increase of 2.8%.
During an August work session, the council was considering a $456,584 levy increase or 6.47%, mainly due to the street capital revolving fund, increased salary and health care costs.
This increase was reduced to $246,895, or 3.5%, by the time the council set a preliminary levy on Sept. 8 and staff was able to further lower the levy increase before the final vote.
Mayor Bob Byrnes said a substantial amount of work went into setting this levy and budget that would serve the city adequately and also keep the spending level as low as possible.
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Itâs being leased out for agricultural use right now, but a city-owned lot near the corner of Channel Parkway and London Road is the planned site of a future warehouse and distribution building for Border States Electric in Marshall. The Marshall City Council approved a tax abatement for the business last week.
MARSHALL Â They’ve already been part of Marshall’s business community for a long time. But Border States Electric plans to stick around, with construction of a new facility and yard near Channel Parkway. A business tax abatement from the city, approved last week, will make construction possible, company representatives and Marshall city staff said.