David Blaska Summary:

For the fourth straight year I voted NO on the Dane County Budget. For 2025 the county budget:

Raises county property taxes by over $2.7 million. While this might not seem like a lot compared to a nearly billion-dollar total budget, it continues moving Dane County’s tax burden in the wrong direction. 

We already pay more property taxes than any other county in the state. [As of the Tax Foundation’s 2022 spreadsheet. Download at “Get the Data,” then sort.] We often hear from elected officials about the problem of rising home prices. If the county executive and County Board actually cared about housing affordability, they wouldn’t continue with these never-ending tax increases. I don’t know about you, but almost half of my mortgage payment goes toward property taxes. …

Is our quality of living any better than neighboring counties who pay thousands less than us?

Notes and links on the Fall $600,000,000+ 2024 referendum, here.

Madison taxpayers have long supported far above average K – 12 spending.