Oliver’s taxes to the regional district is increasing $81,313 this year to a total of $1.5 million.
That was the news finance manager John Kurvink gave Town council recently.
He noted that the average taxes per property is going up $13.00, from $452.71 in 2019 to $465.79 this year.
A pie chart shows that residents pay $21 for general government, $6 for environmental conservation, $14 for the 911 emergency system, $264 for recreational services, $21 for refuse disposal and $121 for other regional services.
Kurvink mentioned a number of regional services and their impact on the Town: The 911 system is decreasing by $2,814, emergency planning is dropping by $2,383, general government is increasing $1,613, regional transit is up $8,297, Regional Growth Strategy costs are up $3,440, water board is increasing $1,011, mosquito control is decreasing $8,379, economic development is going up $15,473, arena costs are going down $99,572, parks is decreasing $21,246, pool costs are increasing $50,500, and the recreation hall is increasing $114,750.
Councillor Larry Schwartzenberger said the item that really hit him was arena costs going down by nearly $100,000 (due to maintenance costs going down).
However, the councillor said he hopes the public understands there is a big upgrading project that will probably be reflected in next year’s budget.
