Excelsior Springs will keep its property tax levy unchanged for 2026 as city officials seek a review of some assessed valuation figures provided by Ray County.

City council members recently held a public hearing on the proposed tax rates, during which no public comments were made, before unanimously approving an ordinance setting the city’s combined property tax levy at $1.0051 per $100 of assessed valuation for the 2026 tax year.

The levy includes $0.5449 per $100 of assessed valuation for the General Revenue Fund and $0.1534 each for Parks, Recreation and Hospital. Each rate remains unchanged from 2025.

Combined assessed valuation increased by $5.94 million (2.48%) from $239.57 million in 2025 to $245.50 million in 2026.

Despite the overall increase in assessed valuation, Councilman Stephen Spear asked whether there were concerns about the accuracy of the information received from Ray County.

Melinda Mehaffy explained there were concerns and pointed to Ray County’s railroad and utility as…