(KNSI) — Benton County is proposing spending $13 million more in 2023, but officials say property owners won’t bear most of the burden.
The county’s budget for 2023 is $62.3 million, or about 26.6% more than this year. Property taxpayers will cover $22.6 million of the funding, a $1.1 million increase from 2022. The most significant increase in the budget was in road work. The county is spending $11 million more next year to help redo around 35 miles of roads. Despite the increase in spending, Benton County Administrator Monty Headley says the average homeowner shouldn’t see a considerable increase in their costs.
“We like to use the median value home in Benton County and that is a $235,000 house. So with our levy going up about 5.5%, a person who owns a median value home would see their county taxes go up about $70 a year.”
The annual truth in taxation meeting is December 8th at 6:00 p.m. in the Benton County boardroom. The budget will be approved during the last meeting in December. The county can lower the budget but can’t increase it.
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