City council approves property tax increase

Blaine City Council unanimously approved a 1 percent increase to the city’s 2022 property tax levy during its November 14 meeting. The 1 percent increase will raise about $13,400 in additional property tax revenue in 2023.

Blaine homeowners will pay on average $4 more per year with the levy. No members of the public spoke during the city’s October 24 public hearing on the levy. The 2023 levy will collect about $1.35 million.