The tax rate in Rothesay next year is being lowered by 2 cents to $1.19 per 100 dollars worth of assessment. It’s the third year in a row that the tax rate has gone down.
A 4.4 per cent increase in the tax base left the town with an extra million dollars despite a slight drop in the unconditional grant from the province.
Mayor Bill Bishop says the town is planning to introduce curbside recycling in the latter part of next year, possibly by July.
The town’s contribution to police and fire services in the Valley is up by 5 per cent and 3.5 million dollars is earmarked to renovate the Rothesay Arena and for work at the Arthur Miller Fields.
The Mayor adds the town is also looking at building a mini arena that would be used by the younger children.
The typical household in Rothesay will be charged 675 dollars for water and sewage services next year which is a rise of 112 dollars.
