MINOT, ND (KXNET) — After months of discussion, one city council has officially passed its 2026 city budget. The Minot City Council approved a $216 million budget for 2026.

This amount is about $5 million more than the original proposal. However, the city's property tax levy dropped by almost $10 million. For Minot homeowners, Finance Director David Lakefield said that means a small amount of relief.

He said if you own a $100,000 home, you'll see your city property taxes go down about $83 a year.

"You know, if it was a $500 house, it would be just over $400 annually," Lakefield said. "Just keeping in mind that the City of Minot property tax levy is about 30% or just over 30% of the total consolidation levy, because we say ours is going down that much, you know, other taxing entities can

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