Regional District Board Passes 2013 Budget
Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 3:46 PM
Prince George, B.C. – The Board of Directors of the Fraser-Fort George Regional District has approved the Operating Budget for 2013 and the Five Year Financial Plan.
The total requisition is $17,432,070, an increase of 1.97% over last year. 2013 operating expenditures total $32.6 million, $3.3 million more than in 2012. $17.4 million of the $32.6 million will be funded through property taxes, an increase of $336,000 over last year.
The Solid Waste budget has an increase of $1.4 million. That includes increases to contract services, closure reserve contributions, capital spending and costs related to adding the Quinn and Vanway transfer stations. That increase is funded by surplus, user fees and increased requisition of $111,230.
What does it all mean to the taxpayer? Following are the regional district tax levies per $100,000 of residential assessment:
Prince George $69.19
Mackenzie $72.81
McBride $473.74
Valemount $317.18
Area “A” $129.77
Area “C” $144.81
Area “D” $162.35
Area “E” $172.93
Area “F” $179.20
Area “G” $125.23
Area “H” $142.60
Regional District chair Art Kaehn says the budget meets the needs of residents while keeping taxation manageable. He says “We’ve had success in finding other sources of revenue to fund the majority of the budget increases this year. So we’ve been able to move forward on some initiatives without a significant impact on taxes.”
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how about finishine with your first story… how did they get the quorum?
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