Proposed limits on city and county property tax increases were the subject of a public hearing at the Iowa capitol. Kendall Kruise of Huxley says he and his wife would like to buy a home, but property taxes are a “major concern.”

The tentative plan under consideration in the Iowa House would limit the increase in property tax payments to two percent. Residents could petition for a referendum in their city or county if increases would be above two percent.
Lucas Beenken of the Iowa State Association of Counties says county officials share concerns about property tax increases.

According to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, home owners, farmers and businesses will pay five-and-three-quarters of a billion dollars in property taxes this year.