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The Blue Earth Area School Board voted to set their proposed tax levy for the next year at $3,438,894 which is a $134,361 (4.07 percent) increase over the previ
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The Faribault School Board approved the final 2021 property tax levy for the district: $10 million. Thatâs an increase of 15% from the 2020 levy, which was $8.6 million. From 2019 to 2020, the increase was 4%.
That means taxpayers will see a spike: the average home in the district, valued at $175,000, will see an increase of approximately $150, or 7.8% on their 2021 property taxes.
Superintendent Todd Sesker explained the reason for the tax increase comes down to three main parts. One contributing factor is an increase in property taxes, set by a formula the state created.
âAs our property values go up, the state saves money because it puts more of those formulas on local taxpayers, and thatâs just legislation,â Sesker said. ââ¦We do not receive additional funding; itâs the same dollar amount, just distributed differently.â