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8/1/2025

“Missoula This Week” is reported and written By Katie Fairbanks. Send your Missoula news and tips to kfairbanks@montanafreepress.org .

State numbers will solidify proposals, clarify effect on taxpayers

Missoula city and county officials last week presented proposed budgets for fiscal year 2026, both recommending a property tax increase to pay for wage increases and other rising costs.

It’s uncertain exactly how these proposals may affect residents’ property taxes, as local governments await certified taxable values from the state, expected next week. Those numbers will reflect new p

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