No change in SFX municipal taxes

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St. Francois Xavier taxpayers will see no change in the municipal portion of their 2017 taxes compared to 2016 thanks in part to a $114,000 surplus in 2016.

“The majority of residents won’t see a municipal tax rate increase,” said reeve Dwayne Clark, adding that a property reassessment for home improvements could prompt an increase.

For example, the rate for a house assessed at $200,000 will be about $828 and $1,657 for a home assessed at $400,000. An increase in residents’ overall tax bills is due to a mill rate hike imposed by Prairie Rose and Portage la Prairie School Divisions.

SFX council passed the 2017 financial plan on May 9 with a budget of approximately $1.4 million.
This year’s spending for drainage repairs and maintenance is higher, resulting in the environmental development services budget rising by about $15,000.

Clark said road maintenance costs are also higher.

“A large part of it is our rural roads and the large equipment that runs on them,” he said.

The fire department will purchase safety equipment and pay for training in 2017.

The municipality’s debt load decreased as financing for a water and sewer project in the village area and a wastewater lagoon was repaid in 2016.

The 2017 financial plan is available under Government/Budget and Taxes at www.rm-stfrancois.mb.ca

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