Guelph-Eramosa council passed a $19-million budget at its Feb. 5 council meeting.
The budget includes a 1.94 per cent property tax increase, which will raise an additional $123,812 for the municipality.
On average, that means an increase of $4.83 in taxes per $100,000 worth of residential assessment, for a total of $270 in township taxes.
In total the municipality will collect $6.6 million through taxation.
When combined with the estimated Wellington County tax increase of 1.45% and an estimated 0% increase in education taxes per $100,000 of assessment, Guelph-Eramosa residents will see a 1.91% increase on their overall tax bill.
The budget includes:
– $1.9 million for general government;
– $2 million for protection to persons and property;
– $6.5 million for transportation;
– $154,000 for transportation infrastructure levy;
– $5 million for environmental;
– $3.2 million for recreation and culture services; and
– $257,453 for planning and development.
