Property taxes may change from year to year for the following reasons.
1. There has been a change in the annual budget requirements for municipal expenditures, or changes in the Education and/or Senior Housing Foundation requisitions.
2. The property assessment of your property (market value) has changed more or less than the average from last year’s assessment.
The County's 2020 municipal budget expenditures total $25,701,413 offset by funding sources of $12,054,309 (user fees, reserves, and grants), leaving a tax levy requirement of $13,647,104. This is $416,179 more than 2019 (2019 tax levy = $13,230,925), however an increase in the assessment base was used to keep the general municipal mill rate to 0%.
The 2020 budget was a difficult one due to economic challenges in the region, our inability to collect taxes from the oil/gas sector, and the unknown impact of COVID-19 on operations and various services. Click here for information regarding the County's budget.
Property tax and assessment notices were mailed on June 11, 2020. If you have not received your notice by mid-July, please contact the County Office at 780-663-3730. Failure to receive a notice will not exempt you from penalty if taxes are not paid by the deadline.
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