Hall County Courthouse, (Carol Bryant, Central Nebraska Today)
GRAND ISLAND – Hall County’s tax amount per $100,000 of valuation has gone down slightly from the previous year.
Hall County Commissioners met Aug. 20 in a special budget meeting.
The tax amount per $100,000 of valuation was $407.34 in 2024-25, compared to $400.03 in 2025-26.
The Commissioners approved reducing the courthouse bond levy by $300,000, Board Vice Chairman Scott Sorensen said Aug. 21. Butch Hurst and Ron Peterson were absent from the Aug. 20 meeting.
The county’s total valuation increased from the previous year. In 2024-25, it was $7,486,850,182. In 2025-26, the total valuation was $8,099,201,180.
The tax asking for the general fund increased from a year ago. It was $23,307,186 in 2024-25, and $24,409,611 in 2025-26.
The property tax amounts for political subdivisions in the county were: Grand Island Suburban Fire District No. 3 ($412,311); Wood River Rural Fire District No. 2 ($68,708); Cairo Rural Fire District No. 5 ($71,688), Doniphan Fire District No. 6 ($129,439), Shelton Fire District No. 3 ($38,862), Hall County Agricultural Society (general) ($156,040), and Hall County Airport Authority (general), ($657,668).
A joint public hearing if the tax amount is over the allowable growth percentage will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Grand Island Senior High School gym.
A special board meeting to approve the budget if it is over the allowable growth percentage will be Sept. 24. The budget must be submitted to the state by Sept. 30.
