CITY OF SPRINGFIELD - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
SUBJECT: Setting tax levy for the City of Springfield budget for 2026-2027
DATE AND TIME: May 18, 2026 at 6:30 P.M.
PLACE: Regional Police-Fire Training Center, 2620 W Battlefield, Springfield, MO 65807
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: To provide citizens of the City of Springfield, Missouri, the opportunity to submit written and oral comments on the City's tax levy. Estimated assessed valuations for 2026 are:
SOURCE VALUATION
Real Property $3,820,163,119
State Assessed Utilities 28,463,537
Personal Property 812,235,313
Total $4,660,861,969
The proposed City budget for 2026-2027 reflects the following yield on this estimated valuation:
FUND TAX LEVY YIELD SURTAX TOTAL
Art Museum $.0356 $1,659,267 $ 126,632 $ 1,785,899
Public Parks .1698 7,914,144 604,546 8,518,690
Public Health .1158 5,397,278 412,460 5,809,738
Municipal Purp .2424 11,297,930 863,074 12,161,004
Total $.5636 $26,268,619 $2,006,712 $28,275,331
The City of Springfield tax levies will be finalized in August 2026 when the Greene County Clerk provides the City with the certified levy amounts.
Address written comments to Anita Cotter, City Clerk, P. O. Box 8368, Springfield, MO 65801 8368. Written comments received before or at the hearing will be placed in the record.
Anita Cotter, City Clerk
City of Springfield, Missouri
May 1 2026
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