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Salmon Arm council to ponder potential 3.3% tax increase in draft budget

Council members to begin work of dissecting draft budget on Jan. 10
Martha Wickett
Martha Wickett
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Salmon Arm council will be making decisions on the city’s proposed 2023 draft budget on Jan. 10 and, if needed, Jan. 11. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

If you’re interested in Salmon Arm council discussions leading to decisions on how tax dollars are spent, tomorrow is a good day to witness them.

The city’s special council meeting held to consider 2023’s draft budget will take place Tuesday, Jan. 10 and, if required, Wednesday, Jan. 11 as well. The meeting Tuesday starts at 9 a.m.

The 2023 draft budget includes a potential 3.3 per cent tax increase as well as a five per cent rise in the annual water user fee and a seven per cent increase in the sewer user fee.

Council meetings are held in council chambers and are visible online as well.


martha.wickett@saobserver.net
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Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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