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Elizabeth Shaffer reached the Ward 7 City Council seat after serving as a Minneapolis park commissioner, a move between two separately elected governments that share the same neighborhoods.

The independently elected Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board levies property taxes separately from the city, so homeowners pay toward two budgets on one statement.

The Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation set the Park Board's 2026 maximum levy $1,061,413 above the mayor's recommendation on Sept. 17, 2025, flagging the money for Graco and Upper Harbor parks on the north riverfront.

The Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation set the Park Board's 2026 maximum property-tax levy at a 6.11% increase on Sept. 17, 2025, adding $1,061,413 above the mayor's recommendation for two north-side riverfront parks.
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