Servicing ALR farm properties costs City of Salmon Arm $3M more than farms pay in taxes
Council unanimously backed a provincial initiative after a report found Salmon Arm subsidizes ALR service costs by about $3 million a year.
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Sicamous Eagle Valley NewsCity 'subsidizing' servicing of Salmon Arm properties in Agricultural Land Reserve
City council wants in on a meeting with B.C.’s agricultural minister to discuss an initiative that could help support servicing of agricultural land without the city having to raise taxes. Joining the District of Summerland in an appointment with minister Lana Popham at the upcoming Union of B.C. Municipalities convention was part of a motion supported by the City of Salmon Arm council at its July 13 meeting. Prompting the motion was a report by…
Servicing ALR farm properties costs City of Salmon Arm $3M more than farms pay in taxes
Salmon Arm city council will advocate for the creation of an agricultural municipality initiative after a new report shows the city spends $3 million more servicing ALR properties than it receives in taxation. At the July 13 city council meeting, Rolland Russell, financial planning supervisor, prese...
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