Woodbury Council to Tackle 2014 Budget

Want to know where your tax dollars go?

The Woodbury City Council will examine department budgets, city funds and the proposed tax levy for 2014 during a Wednesday, Aug. 28, workshop.

It’s the biggest budget meeting of the year, and the workshop is expected to last about five hours.

The meeting begins at 4 p.m. at the Public Safety headquarters on Radio Drive, rather than City Hall.

Following an executive summary of the 2014 budget, staff will take questions from residents. That is expected to begin at 4:45 p.m.

Woodbury in recent years has kept the city’s tax levy relatively flat, including no increase in 2012 and a $6 increase for the average value home in 2013.

The council in late July also held a workshop on the 2014 levy, and city documents provide a broad analysis of the factors that influence it.

Wednesday's meeting is a workshop, so no formal action will be taken. The council will hold several meetings on the budget in the coming months.

Find the order in which departments will present on the council agenda.

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