Bismarck Approves $233M City Budget; Property Taxes to Rise
City Administrator Keith Henke says the 2020 budget is a 22% increase from last year.
BISMARCK, N.D.–The Bismarck City Commission has approved a $233 million budget for 2020 that will raise property taxes to help fund seven new city positions and give workers a 3.5% raise. The vote was 3-2 on Tuesday. City Administrator Keith Henke says the 2020 budget is a 22% increase from last year, largely due to a sales tax increase that…