Lincoln residents will see an increase of their tax bill of around $100 a year.
Council members approved the 2017 budget at last night’s meeting.
The overall increase on the residential tax bill will be 3.22% and includes portions for services of the Town, Niagara Region and School Boards.
The Town’s portion, which is 33.4% of your overall tax bill, is an increase of 6.95%.
Based on a property assessment of $330,000, households will see the following increase on their 2017 property tax bill:
$94.96 per year, or
$7.91 per month, or
$1.83 per week, or
$0.26 per day
Mayor Sandra Easton states that “in the development of this budget, the Town kept taxpayer affordability front and centre, while addressing Council’s approved priorities, investing in hard and soft infrastructure, meeting legislative obligations, and absorbing inflationary pressures.”