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Youngsters from the Boundary District’s 4H clubs judged rabbits, dogs, cows and horses at the annual rally on Saturday at the Rock Creek Fairgrounds. See results and more photos on page 7. PHOTO: KATHLEEN SAYLORS
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have a $44,472 surplus. Taxes will rise three per cent this Boundary Creek Times year with a planning-based increase �������������������������� ��������������������������������������� of two per cent every year for the Greenwood city council released the 2016-17 city budget and five next five years. Councillor Colleen Lang said the year financial plan on Tuesday. This year’s budget will see some tax in- increases, though slight, are needed creases and more work done in in- to help the city cover increased opfrastructure and heritage building erational costs. 0 24543 16681 8 “The three per cent is needed berenewal. The city is projected to
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cause inflation is increasing, that’s why we need that cushion every year,” she said. The city will bring in $513,197 in tax revenue, and expects another $503,000 in grants and $28,000 in grants for capital projects. Those numbers are expected to stay fairly constant over the next five years, but with an increase in capital projects
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grants in 2017 to $200,000. Thirty-one per cent of overall revenue comes from property taxes, another 32 per cent from government grants, and 28 per cent from user fees and charges for residents. According to the budget, the city is projecting a two per cent increase to user fees and charges in the com-
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