(KNZA)--After hearing the concerns of a large group of county residents, the Brown County Commission Tuesday unanimously adopted a 2025 county budget that calls for total expenditures of $13.7 million and about a half-mill property tax levy increase.

The Commission also unanimously adopted a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral tax rate of 34.55 mills.

Residents voiced their concerns over how high taxes have gotten and urged the Commission to make across the board cuts in order to remain under the revenue neutral rate.

The budget contains an estimated tax rate of 35.64 mills, which is 1.09 mills above the revenue neutral rate.

It calls for the county to collect $8.3 million in tax revenue.

Commission Chairman Rich Lehmkuhl said the Commission had already made a large amount of budget cuts, going from being $2 million dollars over the revenue neutral rate down to $247,000.

He said the county could face a budget shortfall next year and there will no money for anything extra.