Webster City- During a Tuesday noon meeting, the Van Diest Medical Center Board of Trustees approved the Fiscal Year 2026-27 tax levy rate for the hospital. Over the past four months,the board worked on setting the levy for the next fiscal year beginning this July 1st. On March 24th, there was a large attendance of residents learning about the rate from Van Diest Medical Center CEO Lisa Ridge and Chief Financial Officer Ashley Allers about the purpose of the rate for services, EMS ambulance, updating medical equipment and other projects. Following much discussion by the board,they voted to decrease the tax levy rate from $2.10 per $1,000 of valuation to a new rate of $1.90 per $1,000 valuation to take effect July 1st,2026. The vote was 6 to 1 in favor.
The board Tuesday went on to approve a Capital Request in the amount $69,309.52 for an ultrasound machine for the hospital’s Radiology Department.