Much like in Kewaunee County, Door County residents saw an overall increase to the budget for 2025 while their tax rate dropped. The Door County Board of Supervisors passed the 2025 budget during its meeting on Tuesday, approving the $113.1 million in expenses. That’s a little above five percent more than what it was in 2024. Salary/wages (24 percent) and operating expenses (22 percent) represent the largest expenditures for the county.  The property tax levy also saw about a 1.1 percent increase to the county’s property tax levy, which is just over $32 million. The tax levy represents the county’s largest revenue source at 28 percent. Another banner year for sales tax revenue helped keep the levy in check thanks to the county receiving $1.4 million more than the $4.9 million that was originally expected. Due to increased property values, the tax rate dropped approximately seven percent from $2.61 to $2.42 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. That means the owner of $200,000 home would pay $484 in county taxes. That tax rate has been sliding down since its peak in 2019. ($4.18 per $1000). The county has $20 million in capital projects it would like to tackle, including about $2 million for a new runway at the Door County Cherryland Airport, $4.6 million for road repairs, and $5.5 million being set aside for its communications tower project in the coming years.