The City of Regina’s administration says property taxes may need to increase 15.6 percent to keep services at the current level.
Deputy city manager Daren Anderson said the number was a starting point for city council as budget deliberations begin on Dec. 15, with council voting on a final mill rate on Dec. 19.
“I want to clarify, this is not a proposed mill rate increase, nor is it a funding request,” Anderson said at a press conference on Nov. 20.
“The work of council during budget deliberations is to start from this number and decide which projects and services to fund, and to what extent.”…