Kamloops council settles on 2.08 per cent tax hike

Feb 27, 2018 | 10:47 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops council completed consideration of staff’s supplemental budget requests this morning, closing the book on the bulk of their budget preparation work for 2018.

With all requests considered, the average tax increase this year will be 2.08 per cent, which is in the neighbourhood of $43 for the average household.

Among the bigger ticket items approved by council this morning was a suite of improvements for the Westsyde Pool facility, at about $1.3 million.