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Erin's property tax increase lower than previously approved

Staff report attributes lower amount to higher property assessment values, growth
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Village of Erin sign. Keegan Kozolanka/GuelphToday file photo

Property taxes in Erin won’t jump up 2.9 per cent this year, as approved by council in December, but rather 1.75 per cent.

Council endorsed the revised, lower amount on May 26 when it formalized the 2022 tax levy with bylaw approval.

“Tax rate increase is lower than the budgeted tax levy increase due to higher assessment values for property improvements and / or growth completed in 2021,” notes a report to council from town treasurer Oliver Gob.

The tax increase approved by council was determined using 2021 assessment values provided by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, explained senior communications officer Lavina Dixit via email. The new tax level includes an about $28 million in additional assessment value.

Asked a question asked about the timing of the budget bylaw's approval, coming six months after council's endorsement, here's what Dixit wrote:

"A wrong file had been attached to the report, which was subsequently corrected at the next council meeting. The tax bylaws are typically always approved around May, there was no delay."

Erin residents will pay $310 in town taxes for every $100,000 of assessed property value, which is an $18 increase from 2021.

Once county taxes and the education levy are factored in, the collective amount being billed to Erin residential property owners is $1,098 per $100,000 of assessment. That’s up 1.67 per cent from last year.

The town is set to collect more than $28.8 million through property taxes in 2022, with about $16.2 million going to the County of Wellington and nearly $4.7 million being forwarded to school boards.


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