Rosser residents with a property valued at $300,000 can expect to see a tax increase of about $44 this year, which equates to about 12 cents per day.
The mill rate is set to rise in the RM of Rosser by 5.58 per cent. The increase in the municipal mill rate for 2024 means that a residential property with assessment of $400,000 in total will pay an additional $59 in taxes — just under $5 per month or about 16 cents per day.
Although significant growth is occurring in the municipality, the 2024 assessment increase is only 3.5 per cent. Over the past five years, the mill rate has decreased by 10 per cent.
In total, CentrePort supports 67 per cent of all the taxes paid in Rosser.
The total 2024 operating expense is $7 million. The bulk of it will go towards transportation and public works (42%), followed by general government administration (24%) and planning and economic development (20%).
Other funds will go towards protective services (10%), recreation and culture (3%) and solid waste public health (1%).
“The RM plans to work on a number of large projects this year including a $19.5-million sewer expansion to enable further growth in the CentrePort industrial area and the construction of a 13,000-square-foot building on Wheatfield Road to house municipal fire and public works equipment.,” said chief financial officer Don Dowle.
“We currently rent space for these at an annual cost of over $200,000.”
In addition, the annual road gravel program will receive more than $557,000 for 28,000 tonnes of material, and the dust control budget has increased to $125,000.
Transportation services will also see $872,000 for equipment replacement, $554,000 for drainage improvements and studies, and $265,000 for road improvements.
For recreation and cultural services, $127,500 will go towards recreation grants to community centres. Another $20,000 will go towards improving recreation amenities, and $46,000 will support local organizations.
Other capital projects include $30,000 for a lift station monitoring upgrade. For the Grosse Isle meter replacement program, 15 meters will be replaced in 2024.
Both Grosse Isle and CentrePort utilities will also undergo a rate study in 2024.
Taxes will be due on Friday, Sept. 27 out of respect to National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30. Annual tax notices will be mailed out in early to mid-July.
All properties will also be reassessed for market value changes in 2024, and assessment statements will likely be sent by the provincial government in July. The new assessment will apply to 2025 taxes. The deadline to appeal is Oct. 22, and the board of revision is set for Nov. 7.
