A meeting is being set up with impacted local school divisions regarding the new special tax on infrastructure in North Battleford.
City council received correspondence dated Feb. 20 and signed by Light of Christ chair Glen Gantefoer, Living Sky chair Ken Arsenault, and conseil des ecoles fransaskoises chair Andre Denis, requesting a meeting to discuss the implications of the special tax.
Mayor Ian Hamilton confirmed a meeting will take place “in the near future” and they were working to set it up.
Also, Councillor Cathy Richardson suggested a meeting could be set up as well with other exempt property holders in the city. Hamilton seemed receptive to the idea.
“We would certainly welcome dialogue,” he said.
The special tax, officially titled the Underground Pipes and Asphalt Replacement Special Tax, was part of the 2015 budget adopted by council in December. Among the implications is that the tax will be applied to all properties in the city including formerly “exempt properties,” such as those belonging to school divisions, the health district and churches.
