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Riley County approves 2026 budget certificates

KROCK Staff — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:00:07 +0000

By Emma Loura

Commissioners on Thursday took the final steps in approving a budget that will mean a 5% increase in county property taxes for the average homeowner.

Under this budget, the owner of a $100,000 property who paid $516.45 in taxes last year would pay $542.15 on the property, now valued at $105,000, based on the average valuation increase of an existing, single-family home.

The commission approved a county budget certificate in the amount of $108.98 million and a $6.99 million budget for special district funds.

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County commission weighs 10% increase in property taxes

KROCK Staff — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:50:46 +0000

By Rose Gruenbacher

Riley County commissioners on Monday considered a 2026 budget which would create a 10% increase in property taxes for the average homeowner.

The proposed county mill rate is 39.981, an increase of almost 2 mills from 2025.

A mill is $1 in taxes for every $1,000 in assessed, taxable property value.

A homeowner who paid $436.34 in property tax on a $100,000 home in 2025 would pay $481.68 on a home now worth $105,000 in 2026, using the county’s 5% average property tax increase for existing single-family homes. That’s an increase of $45.34, or 10.4%.

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Riley County fire department to purchase a new truck as its fleet ages

KROCK Staff — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:41:05 +0000

By Emma Loura

One option, a 1998 4800 International dual-purpose wildland pumper, is the fire department’s proposed pick. It costs $30,000 and has 44,400 miles.

“It is a dual-purpose truck, it has four wheel drive,” said Russel Stukey, the emergency management director, “So it’s not an aggressive, what we call heavy brush but it’s a truck that can help us fight both grass fires and house fires. It’s the right size to fit into the fire station.”

Stuckey said one old truck, the 1986 model Pumper 114, no longer works like it used to. Staff from Riley County Fire Department No. 1 and public works maintenance have decided it is not worth repairing.

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