Smithers council will be discussing this year’s property tax increase at tomorrow night’s (Tuesday) meeting.
The increase is set for 6.13 per cent which is down from 9.43 that was being looked at in February.
That was initially due to forced growth, infrastructure, and RCMP funding.
During preliminary talks, reducing the RCMP funding to match current staffing rather than full, and using Resource Benefits Alliance funding for infrastructure were looked at to lessen the tax increase.
Council also discussed offsetting part of the tax increase with revenue from new properties.
The meeting starts at 6:30 in town hall or live streamed on the town’s Facebook page.
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