Hennepin County Budget (Truth in Taxation) Meeting

Hennepin County will hold a public meeting on the proposed 2013 budget and property tax levy – commonly called the Truth in Taxation meeting – at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the County Board Room on the 24th Floor of the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 S. Sixth St., in downtown Minneapolis.

Hennepin is proposing a 2013 budget of $1.75 billion—1.2 percent more than the 2012 budget – and a .93-percent increase in the net property tax levy.

The budgets and levies for the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority and Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority also will be discussed at the meeting.

For more details, go online to www.hennepin.us/hcbudget. Contact the Hennepin County Clerk's Office to sign up if you wish to speak: 612-348-4019.

Free parking is provided for residents testifying at the meeting if they park in the Government Center’s underground ramp after 4:30 p.m. The ramp entrance is on Third Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets. 

Information provided by Hennepin County.