Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Council approves 5.13 per cent tax hike

Council discusses budget items at the Feb.
9, 2015 council meeting at city hall.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Residents will have to pay 5.13 per cent more on their taxes.

At Monday’s council meeting, after nearly three hours of debate on the budgets, councillors gave final approval to the 2015 operating budget and the 2015-2019 capital budget.

This decision results in a tax increase of 5.13 per cent – or an extra $58 per year for a home assessed at $200,000 – with 2.25 per cent going toward the cast iron water main replacement program in 2015. This includes approving the rate of having $5.85 million for cast iron water main replacement in 2015.

While council voted again on many of the budget items, there were only two motions with a different outcome at council than at budget committee.

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