Proposed Whitefish budget decreases property taxes

The city of Whitefish’s proposed budget looks to decrease property tax collections while putting an emphasis on keeping funds in the city’s savings account.

The fiscal year 2022 draft budget continues the decrease of 10 mills that was part of the previous year's budget and an additional reduction of 5 mills is proposed to account for additional property tax relief from resort tax collection and the transition of the Flathead Emergency Communications Center from a city tax levy to a county-wide district assessment...