Cloquet considers 4% tax levy increase

Cloquet considers 4% tax levy increase

CLOQUET — City officials are proposing a 4% increase to the property tax levy for 2026. City Administrator Tim Peterson presented the proposed $4.1 million levy to the Cloquet City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The council will need to approve a preliminary maximum levy by the end of September. “A total levy change of 4% is within the realm of kind of what we were hoping to achieve,” Peterson told the council. The proposed levy marks a modest inc…

Levy increase won't be as high next year

Cloquet city councilors helped pave the way for the new fire station and a new business in the city’s West End, and considered a more palatable tax levy increase for 2026 this week. The news about next year’s budget was good, but guarded. A preliminary look at the city’s tax levy for 2026 offers a reprieve for homeowners, with the potential increase anticipated at 4 percent, relative to an increas...