Still a bit abstract. As I recall, the impact of the levy shift was to be $12 to $13 per $100,000 valuation for city dwellers. Looking at my last tax bill breakout, this means my county tax would increase by at least 8.7% from last year, plus the 1% additional increase. Since rural bills are not going down, and the county plans to do the levy shift to generate additional funds, this smells like an illegal tax hike, unless voter-approved.

Perhaps the picture could look a little different if someone could lay out actual numbers and calculations, and an explanation how it's all OK under the law.