Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Another tax increase for Moose Jaw residents

Budget committee passes two per cent tax increase for infrastructure

Coun. Don Mitchell made a motion at capital
budget committee meeting on Feb. 7, 2014 for a two
per cent tax increase with one per cent to cast iron
water line replacement and one per cent to arterial
roadways and sidewalks.It was passed in a vote of 4-2.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Residents will pay two per cent higher taxes for cast iron water lines and streets and sidewalks, pending council approval.

At Friday’s capital budget committee meeting, the majority of budget voted in favour of Coun. Don Mitchell’s motion to implement a two per cent tax increase with one per cent going to cast iron water main replacement and the other one per cent going to arterial roadways and sidewalks. The latter one per cent will be split with 75 per cent going to arterial roadways and 25 per cent going to sidewalks.

“This could be targeted differently and it could be a different amount, but I think there is certainly room and urgent pressure to provide priority recognition to infrastructure,” said Mitchell. 

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