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🌱 How a new Iowa tax cap could cost Keokuk $800,000

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  • How a new Iowa tax cap could cost Keokuk $800,000

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• ‘That will have a pretty good impact on us': Keokuk reacts to tax break bill (wgem.com) — Keokuk’s city administrator warns a new Iowa tax break bill could cost the city about $800,000 in revenue, even as it caps annual property tax growth at 2%. City leaders say they don’t want to raise already-high property taxes, but may have to adjust levies for schools, debt service, and employee benefits if the governor signs the bill.
   

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