Yellow Medicine trims levy increase despite rising costs, tax shifts

Yellow Medicine trims levy increase despite rising costs, tax shifts

GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine County Board of Commissioners reduced its proposed property tax levy for 2026 despite inflationary pressures and state and federal policy changes that have shifted costs to counties. The commissioners adopted a net property tax levy of $14,437,316 for fiscal year 2026. The levy represents a 5.55% increase, a significant reduction from the preliminary levy, which showed an 8.86% increase, as approved in Septemb…