\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRosser’s 2016 financial plan contains revenues and expenses estimated to balance at approximately $3.7 million, up from the $3.3 million in the 2015 financial plan. Council passed the budget on May 10.<\/p>\n
The municipal mill rate of 7.8 applied to the 2016 tax base is expected to bring in over $2.2 million. The municipal mill rate is lower than the 8.1 mill rate levied in 2015, but a province-wide reassessment that takes effect this year has raised the municipality’s total tax base.<\/p>\n
As in other Manitoba municipalities, the assessed value of agricultural land has risen, bringing higher taxes for property owners. The 2016 bill on 80 acres is $495 compared to $383 in 2015.
The value of commercial property has also increased. A property assessed at $585,400 jumped to $750,800 this year, raising the tax bill from $12,996 to $15,352.<\/p>\n
The tax bill for a residential property assessed at $285,500 will be $1,992 compared to $2,179 in 2015.<\/p>\n
Rosser is receiving 59 per cent of its 2016 taxes from commercial properties, followed by agricultural at 21 per cent and residential at 18 per cent.<\/p>\n
Transportation services account for 29 per cent of the total 2016 expenditures, with gravel and hauling costs expected to tally $320,000. Maintaining drainage ditches and culverts and snow clearing also fall under transportation services.<\/p>\n
Smee said Rosser is sharing the cost of developing a secondary plan for Grosse Isle with the RM of Rockwood.<\/p>\n
Other expenditures for 2016 include completing Grosse Isle sewer repairs, purchasing a new tractor, Rosser-Rockwood wastewater lagoon repairs, maintaining recreation facilities, and buying protective equipment for the fire department.<\/p>\n
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