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(NewsDakota.com) The City of Oakes has announced a proposed a 6.3 mill levy increase for the 2017 budget.

In a letter signed by Oakes Mayor Monty Zimmer, the City says the levy increase to 81.96 mills is needed to continue present services due to decreases in state funding and federal programs. The City also noted the community’s mill levy was dropped every year since 2011.

A mill is one one-thousandth of a dollar. In terms of a mill levy, one mill is one dollar for each $1,000 of the assessed value of a property. According to city projections, taxes on a $100,000 home would go up by $28.35 should the mill levy increase be implemented.

A levy hearing is set for Monday, October 3 at 6 p.m. at the Oakes Armory.