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Will Politicians honour their committments? You be the Judge

"No Property Tax Increases The high property taxes in Crowsnest Pass are crippling the community. It hurts our families, it drives away business, and it discourages investment in our town"

"As a councilor, I will not vote for any increase to property taxes for any reason - period! It is time to take a hard look at the services we have and the way business is conducted by the municipality. We must set realistic boundaries and be firm about not crossing them. There is money out there, we just have to stop wasting what we have and start tapping into sources we have ignored. As a businessman, I believe very strongly in efficiency. When I discover that my business is doing something that is unnecessarily costing us money, I do not wait a year or two to start investigating it - I put the people or plans in place to solve it right away. The municipal council needs to have that same commitment and drive; it is our duty to the taxpayers of our town. Once we have learned to be more diligent, we should then go further and reduce our property taxes."

Councilor Gallant Election 2010

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Rate Payers Meeting June 28 Crowsnest Pass

Just notified of a change in the scheduling of the next Ratepayers meeting. It is now changed to the Blairmore Legion Thursday June 28th at 7pm. All residents are welcome.

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Anonymous said...: We'll make sure we take all that with a grain of salt.....; Sat Jun 23, 08:24:00 PM 2012
Anonymous said...: Article in this weeks Pass Herald states that Brian Gallant said it was a rumor that the Municipality has hired a "gopher hunter". If he cares to check his facts he will find that they are paying around $800 a day to rid us of these pesky critters.; Wed Jun 27, 09:01:00 AM 2012
Anonymous said...: I added it to my favorites blog site list and will be checking back soon.; Thu Sep 06, 05:50:00 AM 2012
Anonymous said...: Fresh thoughts, fresh view on the subject!; Tue Sep 11, 07:46:00 AM 2012

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Changes

The following are notable changes since the election of 2010.

Dec 2010-Advertising policy revoked

Feb 2011-Utility bills increase $3.91 per month

March 2011-Taxes increase on average 2.7%

-Municipal debt increases $550,000

-Budget dollars found to increase municipal workforce 4 positions

-Spring Cleanup eliminated

April 2011-Bellevue Library closes

June 2011-CAO leaves

July 2011-Director HR leaves

-Coleman/Blairmore shops combined

Sept 2011-Director Community Services leaves

Electrical/Gas Bills to rise $4.58 per month

Mayor Decoux informs Chamber of commerce that the municipality will be hiring another bylaw officer "No cost to the taxpayers"

September 29th fire and rescue services will be amalgamated in order to facilitate a more efficient Emergency Response model

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Amount of dollars taken from the taxpayers in 2010-2011-2012?.

General Municipal Taxation

2010-$6,432,821.

2011-$6,555,990.

2012-$6,820,152.

Alberta School Foundation

2010-$2,366,925.

2011-$2,542,134.

2012-$2,756,910.

Seniors Foundation

2010- $184,542.

2011-$202,996.

2012-$223,296

Total dollars collected from the taxpayers of the Crowsnest Pass in 2010-$8,984,288.

2011-$9,301,120.

2012-$9,800,358

According to Municipal Affairs there are 108 towns in Alberta, with a total population of 441,647 those towns to the end of 2008, accumlated $474,622,492 in Reserves which works out to $1075 per person.

Crowsnest Pass Reserves worked out to the amount of $231 per person.

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Rate Payers Meeting June 28 Crowsnest Pass

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