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Drazkowski: Citizens should find out why property taxes are rising

Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:04pm
By: 
State Rep. Steve Drazkowski

Recently the Minnesota Department of Revenue released the preliminary property tax levies set by locally elected officials. The news is not good for property owners, as they show a $422 million property tax levy increase statewide – a 5.35 percent increase.

 

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