NEW ULM SETS FINAL TAX LEVY

The final New Ulm 2025 budget and property tax levy was formally approved by the city council Tuesday at $28.02 million, a 5.23% increase from 2024.  The only change to the budget  was the transference of a $120,000 expense for a Broadway Corridor Study.  The city had budgeted $120,000 for the study believing the state would pay another $120,000 for the full study.  The state deemed the study would cost too much after receiving an estimate and pulled the project from their schedule.  So the city moved the $120,000 into the budget for the Street Department’s new storage building. Tuesday’s meeting was also the last for Les Schultz, who did not run for the seat this year.  He spent 16 years on the council.  Mayor Kathleen Backer presented Schultz with a plaque of appreciation.