The city will need to increase its property tax levy 3.5 per cent to maintain service levels and funding for contractual commitments, according to a staff report that will go before city council tonight during it's opening budget discussion meeting.
That adds up to $2.2 million and would come on top of an estimated $700,000 in revenue from new construction also required to maintain the status quo, financial services manager Sandy Stibrany said in the report.
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