By Laine Mitchell (Twitter: @Laine_Mitchell)

2017 assessment for Brazeau County shows road to recovery approaching

Apr 4, 2018 | 11:10 AM

After a steep decline in total assessments for Brazeau County during the oil crash, last year’s number show a slow but steady overall improvement. 

The 2017 assessment grand total was almost identical to 2016’s at $3.7 billion, with just a difference of $1.4 million between the two. 

That is a great improvement compared to the assessment from 2015 to 2016, where a decrease of over $331 million was recorded. 

The taxable assessment changed drastically in 2017, with over 70% of properties seeing anywhere between a -1% to -10% change or no change at all. Over one third of properties saw a price change anywhere between $-1,000 to -$24,999. 

New residential and non-residential  numbers ticked up slightly in 2017 compared to 2016, from 77 to 84 however they are far off from the highs of previous years. Development permits are also on the rise with 202, a jump from 147 in 2016. 

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The assessment was presented to Brazeau County council on Tuesday by representatives from Accurate Assessment.