Red Deer County freezes some property tax rates

Red Deer County freezes some property tax rates

Red Deer County council voted to freeze residential and non-residential tax rates this year. Farmland tax rates would go up 15 per cent in the tax rate bylaw approved on Tuesday. Although tax rates did not go up for homeowners and businesses, they can expect to see higher tax bills. “Due to increased property assessment values and rising provincial requisitions, ratepayers will notice higher tax bills this year,” said county corporate services d…