The increase translates to about an extra $300 for the average homeowner; it's about $373 when higher fees for water, sewer and refuse are added.
An increase in funding for Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary and new funding for staff resources, including establishing the job of manager of diversity and equity, will mean Saanich residents face a 7.91 per cent tax increase this year.
Murdock said they are always concerned about the tax bill and while they look for opportunities to reduce it, the funding for Swan Lake represented the first increase in the management contract in five years, while the new staff resources are only those that are deemed a priority and aligned with strategic objectives.
“Budget guidelines come through council in August, council further refined its ask to staff in January so council has already asked staff to sharpen the pencil by the time we got to this budget,” he said. This year’s budget includes $14 million in increased spending including $4.2 million in added funding for Saanich police,
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