City of Farmington's budget shrinks from preliminary figure

After months of tweaking and redefining priorities, the Farmington City Council has received a final 2013 budget and property tax breakdown. The final proposal, brought by city administrator David McKnight during a Monday night budget workshop, shows a net tax levy of $8,718,968 for 2013. That represents a 1.79 percent increase — or $152,986 — over the 2012 levy of $8,565,982.