By Erika Chorostil

Brazeau County Council

Brazeau County adopts tax rate bylaw with no increase to municipal tax rates

May 8, 2020 | 12:38 PM

Brazeau County Council adopted the 2020 Tax Rate Bylaw at the May 5 meeting.

There is no increase to municipal tax rates from 2019. The bylaw leaves the mill rate at the 2015 level for residential and farmland tax classes, as the rate has not been increased since that time.

The County has also made available a 30% rebate on municipal taxes for residential/farmland and commercial properties to those who pay taxes by June 30. The rebate is applied at the time of completed payment of taxes and does not change the municipal tax rate.

Those residents on the Tax Installment Payment Plan will have the rebate pro-rated on their payments.

Council also adopted Bylaw 1057-20, which applies late penalties on taxes for August 1, 2020, instead of July 1, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Also at Council this week, members received an update this week from Accurate Assessment Group on assessment on properties in the County.

Overall, there was a decrease of 2% in assessment in 2019 compared to 2018.

New construction was valued at $10.5 million in 2019, compared to $6.4 million in 2018, and there were 30 new wells drilled in 2019, which was down from 58 drilled in 2018.

County Council also approved the 2020 Schedule of Fees, which includes changes to fees associated with haying and grazing leases approved by Council on April 16.

Additionally, the age for residents eligible for the senior’s dust control rate was lowered to 60 from 65 to match the driveway snow plow program.