Even though Plymouth County's levy held steady from last year, most county landowners will see a small increase in their tax levies for 2007-08.

County Auditor Kae Meyer shared the levies for taxes payable in 2007-08 during the board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday.

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Meyer said none of the increases were very dramatic.

Ag land in Struble will see one of the bigger increases in tax levies for Plymouth County this year, up about $2.40 per taxable thousand, while the levy for agricultural land in the Akron city limits will drop nearly $3 per mil. The Struble Ag levy is back up after dropping by nearly $3 last year.

With county levies nearly even -- dropping two-tenths of a cent -- and state levies down nearly a tenth of a cent, most the increases come in school and city levies.

The Lawton-Bronson school district, which just reaches into southern Plymouth County, is seeing a $2.4 per mil increase. Marcus Meriden Cleghorn schools are levying $1 more per taxable thousand, and Sioux City and West Sioux school districts are asking for increases of $.80 and $.70, respectively.

Some city levies are also seing a rise.

Le Mars' city levy will increase about $.80 per taxable thousand, Akron's will jump by $1.30 per mil, Kingsley by $2 per mil, Hinton by $1 per taxable thousand, Remsen and Sioux City by $.60 per mil and Craig by $.35 per mil.

Brunsville, Merrill, Oyens, Struble and Westfield's city levies stayed even or close to even from last year.