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Stettler County wants tax hike

The County of Stettler is budgeting for a three per cent tax increase in 2013.How the final numbers shake out won’t be known until the spring, when property assessments are available, said Tim Fox, county chief administrative officer.

The County of Stettler is budgeting for a three per cent tax increase in 2013.

How the final numbers shake out won’t be known until the spring, when property assessments are available, said Tim Fox, county chief administrative officer.

“In a perfect world, our assessment will increase by three per cent and there won’t be any tax increase,” said Fox.

The other unknown is the province’s school tax requisition, which also isn’t known until the spring, and forms a portion of the total tax bill.

The county recently passed an operating budget of $25.1 million. The capital budget is just under $6.2 million.

Among capital budget items is $1 million set aside for a proposed Bio Gas project.

Regina-based Prairie BioGas Ltd. is behind the project that involves pyrolysis technology, which uses heat in an oxygen-free environment to convert municipal waste into products that can be used to generate electricity.

About 15 to 20 tonnes a day will be processed once the plant is up and running.

Fox said the company is still working on lining up more financing.

“We’re just kind of waiting on that. We’re told it’s still in the works and still coming through,” he said.