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Budget gaps grow as property tax cuts hit Iowa towns
Swisher and other Iowa communities face multi hundred thousand dollar gaps as state policy links tax levy to valuation growth. Swisher's general fund budget shows a 75 000 hole prompting cuts to park and vehicle projects and removal of capital reserves. Linn County Coralville Marion and others grapple with reduced levy growth and shifted costs as residential rollback drops to 46.3 percent.
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Swisher
Tawnia Kakacek
Johnson County
Kakacek
Iowa
Iowa Department of Revenue
Linn County
Coralville
Kelly Hayworth
Hayworth
Fire and Parks and Recreation
Marion
Ryan Waller
Waller
Swisher Public Works
Justin Fields
Department of Public Works
Geoff Stellfox
the Gazette
Iowa City
Statehouse
Dan Dawson
Council Bluffs
Chamber
Ways and Means