🌱 Patch AM: How will Hopkins’ 7.26% tax hike hit your 2026 bill?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Hopkins’ 7.26% tax hike hit your 2026 bill?

Also on today's calendar: Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 22 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Breezy; morning flurries, temps: high: 27, low: 0.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hopkins 2026 levy comes to a 7.26% increase (hometownsource.com) — Hopkins homeowners face a 7.26% property tax levy increase for 2026, raising taxes on a median-value home by about $192. After months of debate, the City Council approved the hike 4-1, rejecting a lower option that relied more heavily on arts funding shifts and fire equipment sales, while warning that 2026 and 2027 could bring more tough budget choices.
   

📸 Around Hopkins

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 22

• Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa
  Eden Prairie Center, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Perler Palooza
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  3:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• The Real Deal's 5th Annual Christmas Concert @ Tuttles
  Tuttle's Eat Bowl Play , 107 Shady Oak Rd , Hopkins
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Dan Israel plays solo at LTD Brewing in downtown Hopkins from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
  LTD Brewing Co. , 8 8th Ave N , Hopkins
  7:30 pm

📣 Hopkins Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Connect and Play
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  9:30 am
• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am
• Connect and Play With ECFE / Conéctate y jugate con ECFE
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  10:00 am
• Coffee, Cocoa, Cookies and Connections
  Centennial United Methodist Church , 1524 W Country Road C2 , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Rockford Road Library , 6401 42nd Avenue North , Crystal
  10:00 am
• Chanukiah Feldenkrais Lesson with Maggie
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  11:00 am
• MUSIC CONCERT
  Perpich Center for Arts Education , 6125 Olson Mem Hwy , Golden Valley
  3:45 pm
• Caregiver Night Off
  Gatewood Elementary School , 14900 Gatewood Dr , Minnetonka
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello everyone, I am here to offer you car detailing and website builder experience.
  Anything will I am just a teen who wants money for a good first car. Also can teach people how to swim, I am certified Lifeguard, and in first aid. … (Nextdoor Cedar Lake Hills)

• Cold Stone Creamery posted a job opening for Crew Member in Hopkins. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T0100) in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minnetonka

• Ice Fishing Warriors prepare for battle on frozen Lake Minnetonka (hometownsource.com)
• Legislative Update – December 17, 2025 (mn.gov)

Edina

• Edina girls win a most important game 2-1 (hometownsource.com)
• Parents of Minnesota high school students warned: Wrong thinking about ICE will not be tolerated (worldtribune.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

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