The 2020 Operating Budget and Five-year Financial Plan have been unveiled by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.
Expenditures for the Regional District in 2020 will total $60.7 million.
Of that amount, just under 20-million will be funded through property taxation, which is an increase of $513,030 or 2.66% over 2019.
Significant 2020 budgeted expenditures provided by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George include Solid Waste Management ($25.3 million); 9-1-1 Emergency Response Services ($9.9 million); Protective Services ($8.4 million) and Recreation & Cultural Services ($3.6 million).
Chairman Art Kaehn said the budget reflects an investment in capital projects in a number of key areas including solid waste management and the 9-1-1 emergency service.
“Once we get through the COVID-19 situation we’re hoping to do some capital projects around the new fire operations community centre and Fire Hall Number One in Prince George and work on the back-up emergency operations centre.”
“We need this budget in order to move on these projects and some perhaps will be delayed depending on the availability of contractors and materials.”
Regional District taxes per $100,000 of residential assessment decreased in all municipalities and electoral areas for 2020.
In Prince George, the taxes decreased 3.8% to $51.20 per $100,000 residential assessment.
In Mackenzie, taxes are down 3.9% to $59.19 per $100,000 residential assessment. Valemount will see a 6.1% decrease at $266.26 per $100,000 residential assessment.
McBride will see a decrease of 4% at $398.97.
The average increase region-wide in property assessment was 6.87%, meaning that the overall amount homeowners are taxed on may have increased.
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