Pottawattamie County has:

• The highest urban tax rate of $7.32578/$1,000 taxable valuation of Iowa’s top ten most populated counties.

  • Proposed FY26 urban and rural levy rates remain among the highest in Iowa’s most populated counties.

• A high average 22% variance of annual budget gaps to expenditure projections.

• A high average increase of nearly 25% in County Environmental and Education expenditures.

  • Cash flow for the previous Mt. Crescent ski seasons is cash negative by nearly $2,000,000.

• No transparency to budget considerations and risks in a taxpayer-friendly format.

• Taxpayer-facing government website heavily promoting headcount additions.