Thompson’s 2022 budget is the biggest ever due to federal-provincial grants but residential property owners will pay only slightly higher property taxes.
The City of Thompson’s residential mill rate will be marginally higher this year than in 2021, while the commercial mill rate will be slightly lower.
Thompson city council approved new water and sewer rates in a 5-4 vote at their May 24 meeting. The first rate increase since 2019 takes effect July 1.
Council debated new water and sewer rates that the Public Utilities Board recently approved for nearly half of their May 2 committee of the whole meeting.
Thompson city council's April 25 meeting was short but 3 resolutions and 2 readings of an election-related bylaw were approved in less than half-an-hour.