Starlee Speers - Vernon 105.7 SUNFM
Vernon's self-proclaimed tax watch dog says a zero percent tax hike is unattainable at this point with all the extras council has approved. Councillor Bob Spiers says when fire services aren't included in the equation the tax increase is about two and a half percent, but currently with fire services included taxes stand to increase by seven percent, a figure he says is hard to swallow in this economy. With the numbers as they are now, residents in the Landing area would see the largest increase in taxes. Spiers says the increase could be whittled down to about two percent including fire by using reserves. Another budget meeting has been set for next Wednesday. The deadline for municipal budgets isn't until the middle of May.
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