Province Delivers Grants in Lieu of Taxes

By 250 News

Prince George  has received $1,850,457.26 in the form of  grants in lieu of taxes from the Province.

The amount is  part of the $15.9 million  dollars handed out to  63 municipalities this year.

Grants-in-lieu of property taxes are distributed as a way to compensate municipalities for services that benefited government properties such as roads, sewers, and fire protection.

The grants are based on the assessed value of provincially owned office buildings and other properties in each municipality.

Here are some other  250 communities and the amounts they  have received 

• 100 Mile House  9,587.23
• Burns Lake       21,853.49
• Dawson Creek  85,618.77
• Fort Nelson  33,320.80
• Fort St. James 30,731.50
• Fort St. John  89,758.86
• Hazelton  25,295.36
• Kamloops  1,265,608.00
• McBride  3,733.17
• Prince Rupert  62,898.24
• Quesnel 53,837.24
• Smithers 130,460.75
• Stewart 1,771.53
• Terrace  112,451.58
• Wells 1,353.76
• Williams Lake 50,597.59
  
      

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