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Council should provide direction on other one-time expenses, should Council want to consider going <br />with a lower levy. <br />With the levies being proposed by surrounding cities for 2026, the most recent estimates show that <br />Arden Hills will have one of the lowest city tax rates in the county next year. The final tax rates won't <br />be known until March 2026. <br />2026 preliminary levy amounts and local tax rates are shown in the table below. St. Anthony, Spring <br />Lake Park, Blaine, and White Bear Lake are located in two counties; however, only the Ramsey County <br />portions are shown below. <br />City <br />Preliminary Levy increase <br />City Tax Rate <br />St. Anthony* <br />11.26% <br />71.94% <br />St. Paul <br />5.30% <br />54.05% <br />N. St Paul <br />8.01% <br />50.89% <br />Maplewood <br />8.58% <br />50.74% <br />Spring Lake Park* <br />11.67% <br />47.55% <br />Roseville <br />12.00% <br />43.56% <br />New Brighton <br />8.50% <br />42.45% <br />Mounds View <br />9.54% <br />40.46% <br />Blaine* <br />3.39% <br />40.22% <br />Gem Lake <br />6.85% <br />39.70% <br />Falcon Heights <br />3.88% <br />37.58% <br />Lauderdale <br />7.81% <br />34.59% <br />Shoreview <br />8.82% <br />34.05% <br />Vadnais Heights <br />9.18% <br />33.05% <br />White Bear Lake* <br />9.49% <br />32.20% <br />Arden Hills <br />18.32% <br />31.95% <br />Little Canada <br />11.56% <br />28.93% <br />White Bear Township <br />12.56% <br />28.88% <br />*Ramsey County Portion Only <br />Attachments <br />Attachment A: Summary of Proposed 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan <br />Attachment B: Summary of Proposed 2026 Budget <br />Attachment C: Resolution 2025-079 Setting the Final Levy for Taxes Payable in 2026 <br />Attachment D: Resolution 2025-080 Adopting the Proposed 2026 Budget <br />Page 7 of 7 <br />