Duluth Mayor Emily Larson Proposes Property Tax Increase

The Budget Will Not be Finalized Until the End of Year

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Mayor Emily Larson has proposed an increase in property taxes to fund multiple projects, while she also aims to fight off multiple issues facing the city.

The proposed four percent increase is meant to do multiple things such as cover city staff’s increase in health insurance cost, fund youth programs at community centers, adding $500,000 to street repair, and hiring new staff to help implement an earned safe and sick time policy for the city.

Another $2 million would be dedicated to an affordable housing rehabilitation program which will come from an community investment trust.

The proposal would mean an annual increase of $9 on a $100,000 home and a $20 increase on a home of about $200,000.

The budget will not be finalized until the end of the year.