GREEN BAY, WI – (WGBW) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach unveiled his proposed budget for 2025 on Monday. He said this budget includes the record lowest property tax rate Brown County.
“This 2025 budget proposal faces challenges head-on by fully funding our mandated services along with our adopted consolidated services utilizing the resources available to us,” Streckenbach said in a press release.
The press release on the budget says the 2025 mill rate will go down 24 cents from $3.04 to $2.80. Streckenbach calls it the lowest mill rate on record for the county. The budget levy for Brown County in 2025 is $94.53 million, approximately $46,000 less than 2024’s budget.
The full version of the budget – all 406 pages of it – can be found here: https://www.browncountywi.gov/government/county-executive/general-information/2025-proposed-budget/.
The Brown County Board of Supervisors will hold its annual budget meeting at 9 am on October 23, 2024, in the County Board Chambers on the lower level of the Brown County Central Libary.
Press Release
County Executive Releases 2025 Budget Proposal
Plan Includes Lowest Brown County Property Tax Rate on Record
(Brown County, Wis.) – Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach on Monday unveiled his 2025 budget proposal, which includes the lowest property tax rate on record and makes important investments in the County’s infrastructure.
“As Executive of Brown County, I am honored to be given the opportunity to serve the public and lead this great organization employing approximately 1,700 dedicated public servants,” says Streckenbach. “This 2025 budget proposal faces challenges head-on by fully funding our mandated services along with our adopted consolidated services utilizing the resources available to us.”
The 2025 mill rate will decrease by 24 cents, from $3.04 to $2.80, which is the lowest mill rate on record. This is all thanks to the Brown County Board of Supervisors adopting the Debt Reduction, Infrastructure, and Property Tax Relief Plan that was first adopted back in 2017.
Brown County’s budget levy for 2025 is $94.53 million, which is about $46,000 less than 2024’s budget. The County’s outstanding debt will decrease again in 2025 by $7.71 million, bringing the total to $35.9 million, the lowest level in 35 years. Since taking office, Brown County has paid off nearly $120 million in debt burden, thus saving property taxpayers millions of dollars in interest payments alone, while securing our financial well-being for future generations.
Several major infrastructure projects will take place in 2025, including the first section of the South Bridge Connector project. A new Interstate 41 interchange in the City of De Pere and Town of Lawrence is part of that first phase, with design work on Sections 2-5 already completed. Brown County will invest $37 million on 18 different road, bridge, and infrastructure projects in 2025 as well. This means 23.54 lane miles of road improvements to the County’s Highway System.
You can view Executive Streckenbach’s 2025 budget proposal online at: https://www.browncountywi.gov/government/county-executive/general-information/county-budget/.
The entire Brown County Board of Supervisors will be holding its annual budget meeting on October 23rd, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the County Board Chambers on the lower level of the Brown County Central Library.
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