The Caldwell City Council held public hearings and adopted a 2025-26 tax rate of 40.887 cents per $100 valuation and a $22, 248,161 budget at its Tuesday, Aug. 19, meeting.The proposed tax rate is an increase over last year’s rate of 37.957 cents and an increase over the 37.593-cent no new revenue tax rate.It is the city’s first tax increase in seven years.The no new re...