Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is proposing to hike his city’s property tax levy by 7.8% next year, which would be the largest levy increase since 2010.
According to combined media reports, under the mayor’s proposed budget the owner of a $333,000 Minneapolis home will have to pay $2,272 in city property taxes next year, an increase of $240.
Frey’s proposal is part of a $2 billion budget proposal that includes $23 million in cuts to municipal spending. Frey warned the tax levy hike would have been 13% if the city maintained its current spending level.
Among the spending cuts being proposed are the “double time” overtime pay for Minneapolis police, $7 million from personnel budgets, the cancelation of the annual Community Connections Conference, and a $150,000 reduction in food and beverage spending across government departments.
“This is not an austerity budget – this is a recalibration,” said Frey, who is running for re-election this fall. “And let’s be real: Part of responsible budgeting this year was also planning for the unknown. Washington, DC, is in chaos. Federal cuts have become a regular threat, and with Donald Trump in office, the uncertainty isn’t just about politics, it’s about whether cities like ours can rely on federal partnership at all.”
Whether Frey’s budget passes remains to be seen. With last year’s budget, the City Council cut the mayor’s proposed 8.3% tax levy increase to 6.8% – Frey vetoed the council’s budget but his overridden by a 9-4 council vote.
Photo courtesy of Mayor Frey’s Instagram page
Minneapolis is a dumpster fire thanks to Frey, Omar, Ellison and Walz. They all need to go and the city needs a Republican leader to turn the ship around. A once great city is and has been in a nose dive for many years. The taxes are way too high and people are moving away from Minneapolis and people are not going down town to the restaurants and shopping. It’s way too expensive.
I disagree completely. All of my friends go downtown , bike around the lakes and enjoy the roads and alleys being cleared during snowfalls. More people will stay home because of the ridiculous tariffs the POTUS decided to impose, coupled with firing too many government employees to slow down process, delay storm cleanup, and cost all tax payers more money because he took away healthcare and other subsidies. Maybe if we pay a livable wage, more people woukd be able to work one job and take care of their family. Until we care for all, you may have to pay a bit more.
My real estate taxes have gone up over 10% the last several years. This year they went up 16%. Real estate taxes should be outlawed. If the government can take your property for not paying taxes, you don’t own it, you rent it. Everyone needs to wake up and vote for someone other than a Democrat or Republican, they all rip us off.