Grande Prairie property tax rate up an additional 0.7 per cent following decision to include Stormwater Utilities

Taxes in Grande Prairie are up by nearly 0.7 per cent, to a 3.97 overall municipal mill rate increase following city council's decision to not move forward with a separate Stormwater Utility billing system.
During council's 2024 budget deliberations, a proposal would have seen residents and businesses paying a separate utility charge for stormwater drainage, as opposed to the current model which includes stormwater utilities in property taxes. Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton says the decisi