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Council Setting Tax Rates

By 250 News

Monday, April 28, 2008 03:56 AM

Prince George, B.C. – Tonight, Council for the City of Prince George will set the  tax rate for 2008. Staff  recommend the acceptance of “option C” which would see  residential tax payers paying $6.569 dollars for every 1,000 dollars worth of assessment.

City Staff say that means there would be $72.00 added to the bill for the  “average single family residential dwelling.” 

There will be an update on the  river flood risk evaluation and control solutions  options study.  The Province has agreed to put more dollars into that project.

Council will also receive a detailed update on the 40 recommendations put forth by the  Mayor’s Task Force on Air Quality.  The report also includes recommendations for the  Ministry of the Environment.

Also on the  agenda, a presentation by the P.G. Accessibility Advisory Committee  which is calling on Council to write the College of New Caledonia and the Province  expressing concern over the cutting of the JET, TARGET and  Open Doors  Programs for the disabled.

The Heritage Commision will present a request to update the Heritage bylaw.

There are two public hearings set for this evening, both   involve minor changes to residential properties.

Council will consider a request for public art for the new Simon Fraser Bridge.


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Comments

Comment Posted by: acrider54 on April 28 2008 6:15 AM
More tax, more tax, more tax. Keep it coming.
Comment Posted by: lmorg on April 28 2008 6:20 AM
Who is art? heh heh.
Comment Posted by: northern taxpayer on April 28 2008 8:52 AM
any tax sales yet? go ahead you breaucrats keep it up you won't be happy until all of us pensioners are force out of our homes, juggle the figures make it look like it's only a feww dollars ,pretty soon we don't have enough money left to live on-take your schemes to victoria where you can tax some aristocrats,plutocrats and any southern crat so ,you can get your hands into their pockets stop ripping off the last frontier.
Comment Posted by: diplomat on April 28 2008 1:34 PM
"Council will consider a request for public art for the new Simon Fraser Bridge."

Who requested this *art*? How about taking any *extra* money and doing some paving in my neighbourhood first - some streets are cratered, patched and potholed to the point of being unsafe and un-befitting a First World country, like ours!

I urge council to resist any efforts (even if supported by the mayor) to splurge on optional luxuries when the basics are crying for attention!!!



Comment Posted by: lostfaith on April 28 2008 5:33 PM
Deaf ears Dip, deaf ears.
Comment Posted by: Harbinger on April 28 2008 5:33 PM
Hope hizzoner and the city council from Fort St. John ain't drinking buddies. Sure wouldn't like to see our taxes go up 41% hereabouts.