The Weston Board of Aldermen voted 4-0 Monday to keep the city’s 2026 property tax rate at 55.35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, the same rate imposed last year.
Although the rate remains unchanged, Weston expects to collect approximately $255,639 because the city’s total assessed valuation has increased to $46,185,995. City officials said the valuation is nearly $2 million higher than it was the previous year.
The levy includes 33.61 cents for general revenue, 12.24 cents for parks and recreation and 9.50 cents for the streetlight fund. Together, the three levies total 55.35 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
City figures presented during the Aug. 31 tax-rate hearing attributed approximately $4,000 in tax revenue to new construction and $4,786 to reassessment.
Keeping the rate unchanged does not necessarily mean an individual property owner’s city tax bill will remain the same. The amount owed also depends on the property’s assessed value, which is determined by the Platte County assessor.
Participants in the hearing raised concerns about ongoing reassessments and the potential for higher valuations. City officials said property owners may challenge their assessments through the county, but the city does not control the values assigned to individual properties.
The board also discussed whether it could change the levy. Officials said the board could adopt a lower rate, but lowering the levy could affect the city’s allowable rate in future years. Increasing the rate above the state-authorized ceiling would require voter approval.
No alderman proposed lowering the rate, and the board unanimously adopted the levy through Ordinance 5.165.
The tax-rate hearing began at 6:30 p.m. and was followed by a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen. The board later entered a closed session to discuss personnel, returned to open session, took no action and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
