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By Angela Brown

Slightly smaller increase in taxes

North Battleford city council sets mill rates for 2023

May 23, 2023 | 5:15 PM

North Battleford city council approved the 2023 mill rates and commercial taxation rates at a special council meeting.

The rates are based on the reduced property tax increase of 5.34 per cent that council approved at its May 8th meeting. That’s down from the 5.99 per cent tax increase originally approved for 2023.

Council was able to lower the tax increase as the city learned it will receive $179,213 in extra Municipal Revenue Sharing funds from the province. Part of the added revenue from the province will be earmarked for city projects.

According to the city, for residential property, the 2023 average taxable value of a property with 50 feet of frontage is $153,120. Based on that value, it would cost $948.46 in municipal tax, a $54.24 per year increase from 2022. The net increase in taxes and levies in 2023 will be an average of $130.83, equal to a $10.90 increase per month from 2022. The total increase on municipal levies, including Underground Pipe and Asphalt Replacement (UPAR), is 5.15 per cent for residential properties in North Battleford.

Commercial properties with an average taxable value of $287,385, with frontage of 50 feet, will see a rise of 5.51 per cent on municipal levies in 2023. That is a net increase of $28.60 per month from the 2022 rates.

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Council approved a 16.7 per cent 2023 UPAR increase in December 2022. The UPAR Rate Bylaw for 2023 remains the same.

“Residents can expect their tax notices for 2023 to be mailed out by no later than May 31, 2023. The intended deadline to pay 2023 property taxes is June 30,” the city said in its media release.

The city provided the following breakdown to compare the 2022 and 2023 mill rates, according to the classification.

A comparison of rates for 2022 and 2023. (Submitted/City of North Battleford)

(Submitted/City of North Battleford)

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