North Westside residents will pay more in taxes.
The Regional District of Central Okanagan has approved a $63.1 million budget for 2016, including $619 in taxes for a North Westside home assessed at $512,000, or an extra $96.
“The regional board fully supports our new financial plan which provides the continued effective and efficient delivery of high quality services on behalf of all Central Okanagan residents,” said Gail Given, chairperson.
Member municipalities are paying less for electoral area planning which has led to the tax increase for North Westside electoral area residents.
“It should be noted that in 2015, the electoral areas benefitted from a large decrease in taxes when the municipalities opted in as full participants in electoral area planning,” states a release.
The budget provides $11.5 million in various capital project spending this year, including $3 million for a major upgrade to the Killiney Beach Water System.