Barring any changes, the city of Ely will collect 6.54 percent more in property taxes next year than it did in 2025. But at least one member of the city council is pressing for relief. Earlier this week, council members voted 6-0, with Angela Campbell absent, to pass a preliminary 2026 levy that would jump by about $151,000. Council member Al Forsman noted that in some ways, the city budget remains a work in progress. We are a low income community.”The city levy climbed seven percent this year, and in 2024 it jumped by 2.99 percent.