The Mahaska County Board has approved the County’s budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year at a special meeting Monday morning (3/28).  The proposed budget calls for a $4 million increase in spending for capital projects, as well as a nearly $2 million hike in the County’s administration budget.  The proposed county tax rates are $5.49 per $1000 of assessed property value in urban areas and $9.44 per $1000 in rural areas.

Also at Monday’s meeting, the Mahaska County Board approved continuing an agreement with Keokuk County that allows Keokuk County Engineer Andrew McGuire to also serve as Mahaska County’s Engineer.  The Board also awarded a $3.44 million contract to Norris Asphalt Paving of Ottumwa for an asphalt overlay on County Roads G71 and T39.