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Green Bay's proposed 2026 budget increases total spending by 3.2% to $143.8 million.

A homeowner with a property assessed at $250,000 would see an estimated $62.50 increase in city property taxes.

Rising employee salaries, debt payments for infrastructure, and increased police funding are driving the budget change.

Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich called his proposed 2026 city budget "not a flashy one" that focuses on essential services while also calling for the state Legislature to let municipalities enact sales taxes to address rising costs.

"If we want to reduce our long-term debt and reduce property taxes, and we all should, Green Bay and other communities must have the authority, with support from our voters, to levy a local sales tax," Genrich wrote in his bud

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