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Grande Prairie City Council approves more than $21,000 in grant funding

Article content Grande Prairie City Council approved distributing more than $21,000 in grants for both Art and Pursuit of Excellence funding at its Monday afternoon meeting. Bear Creek Folk Festival received the lion’s share of the dispersal of grant money as it received $14,000 in Arts Development Festival Funding to hold its “Un-Festival Live” after the actual folk festival itself was put on hold again for the summer of 2021. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Grande Prairie City Council approves more than $21,000 in grant funding Back to video The Un-Festival will offer a COVID-safe option to make up for the main show not going on this year.

Grande Prairie City Council approves rate increase for water services

Article content Grande Prairie City Council approved both the Aquatera Utility Bylaw and the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw. The approvals mean there will be an increase in rates Grande Prairie residents pay for water and waste-water services in 2021, and an annual $50 permit will be required for anyone wanting to fly a drone over 250 grams in city parks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Grande Prairie City Council approves rate increase for water services Back to video For city residents, Aquatera’s increase will be 2.5 per cent for the water and waste-water rates beginning July 1, which would mean an average residential customer would see an increase of $2.27 per month.

Proposal to pay more ---Municipal property tax increase heading to council for a vote

Article content If you live in Grande Prairie, it could cost you a little more after Grande Prairie City Council meets next Monday. At its Tuesday morning meeting, Corporate Services Committee recommended council deal with several tax bylaws. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Proposal to pay more -Municipal property tax increase heading to council for a vote Back to video The average residential taxpayer will probably be hit with an extra $86 on this year’s tax bill, or 2.25 per cent increase. Scott Smith, Assessment / Taxation Manager at the City of Grande Prairie, said the increase is attributable in part because of events in 2019 and 2020 that ended up being reflected this year. Smith explained that in 2019 municipalities had to estimate the educational portion of the municipal taxes because the provincial election resulted in the province not having the detailed requisition in place.

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