Local governments set the bulk of their annual budgets in December or early January. But there are always adjustments to make. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday made the first of those adjustments,...
After months of questions, the mill levies have been set for all the county’s towns, schools and myriad special districts. The end result is larger property tax bills for county taxpayers. County governments don’t set...
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday passed a $281 million budget for 2024. In the process, the board authorized a small reduction in the county’s overall mill levy. That reduction comes from a...
Eagle County in 2024 will look to use roughly 2022 levels of revenue in 2024. Meanwhile, costs keep rising. Jill Klosterman, the county’s chief financial officer, along with Anna Earl, a finance director, provided an...
This year’s jump in assessed value has created a two-pronged problem: Keeping property tax increases under control while still funding government operations. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday reviewed some of their options...
Local governments throughout Eagle County are still working to finalize their property tax mill levies for the coming year. The decisions are a matter of millions of dollars. For instance, Eagle County — which accounts...
The portion of your property tax bill dedicated to Eagle County’s government is probably going up next year, but not as much as it could have. The Eagle County Board of Commissioners Monday heard a...
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners is adamant that the Eagle Valley Trail will be finished in 2024. Paying for the final, most expensive segment will require some financial juggling. In a Tuesday presentation to...
A decline in grant awards means Eagle County expects to bring in about 7% less revenue in 2024 than it did this year. However, the county government’s property tax collections are expected to rise by...
The Eagle County Board of Commissioners this week approved a supplemental budget that includes a pay stipend for child care workers. Budget supplements are routine in most years. Money for the $500 monthly stipend —...