Public hearing to take place on Brainerd levy Sept. 29

Public hearing to take place on Brainerd levy Sept. 29

BRAINERD — The Brainerd City Council will have a special meeting on Sept. 29 to hear from the public and pass its preliminary 2026 tax levy. Council members discussed the issue during their last meeting Monday, Sept. 15, agreeing to hold off two weeks on setting the preliminary levy until they had some more concrete numbers for items like employee health insurance and the amount to be used as the PILOT — or payment in lieu of taxes — from the ut…