It’s budget time again, and it appears residents in Oliver and Area C will be paying the regional district a little more this year.
Looking at the 2017 budget requisition, the preliminary figures show the Town of Oliver will be paying $18,730 more in taxes for regional services over last year.
The largest jump is the South Okanagan transit system at $9,100, followed by the 9-1-1 emergency call system, which will cost the Town nearly $7,600 more this year.
Oliver will pay less (nearly $3,000 less) in general government costs.
But the Town will pay more for the Oliver arena and parks – $25,500 and $28,000, respectively over last year. The cost for recreational programs is also going up ($12,700).
However, figures show that the cost for the recreation centre itself will go down ($58,200).
When all is said and done, the average taxes per residential property will go up approximately $12.
