2024-2025 Budget:

Municipal Council approved the draft 2024-25 operating budget reflecting revenues of $25,789,443, expenditures of $25,786,839, and a residual surplus of $2,603.

Municipal Council approved a 2024-25 operating budget taxation base rate for all residential and resource assessments of 1.025 per $100 of assessment, and a commercial tax rate of $1.80 per $100 of assessment for all commercial assessments.

Municipal Council approved a 2024-25 operating budget taxation area rate for all residential and resource assessments in Bridgetown of 45.31 cents per $100 of assessment, and a commercial taxation area rate in Bridgetown of 74.13 cents per $100 of assessment, and a taxation area rate for all properties in Assessment District 12 (Lawrencetown) of the amount to be approved by the Lawrencetown Village Commission.

Municipal Council approved fire hydrant taxation rates for the 2024-25 fiscal year based on $100 of assessment:

• Margaretsville (District 2)           18.69 cents
• Inglewood (District 3)                 18.90 cents
• Granville Ferry (Districts 4 & 5) 17.05 cents
• Carleton Corner (District 7)       15.40 cents
• Church Road (District 3)            14.43 cents
• Middleton (Districts 2 & 10)       19.34 cents
• Cornwallis Park (District 6)        22.82 cents
• Bridgetown (Districts 3 & 7)       30.68 cents

Municipal Council approved a 2024-25 operating budget taxation area rate for all assessment accounts of 3.67 cents per $100 of assessment, for the provision of streetlights county-wide.

Municipal Council approved fire taxation rates for the 2024-25 fiscal year as follows based on $100 of assessment:

• Kingston Fire (Districts 1 & 11) amount authorized by Kingston Fire Commission
• Fire Capital (all Districts) 6.11 cents

Municipal Council approved street paving taxation rates for the 2024-25 fiscal year as follows based on $100 of assessment:

• Chipman/Baxter (District 9)           5.38 cents
• Cameron Drive (District 1)            2.26 cents
• Brookside/Pine Grove (District 1) 5.57 cents
• Bradley Street (District 1)              3.75 cents
• And, that Ward Estates (District 11), be charged a lump sum amount of $373.65 in lieu of a taxation rate.

Municipal Council approved the due date for taxes of June 30, 2024, and that all rates and taxes remaining outstanding after this date be subject to interest at a rate of 12% per year, compounded monthly.

Municipal Council approved a sewer rate for all publicly connected sewer system customers outside Bridgetown of $609.28 per year; and a base rate of $23.98 per quarter and a usage charge of $2.19 per cubic metre for all publicly connected sewer system customers within Bridgetown.

Municipal Council approved the draft 5-Year Capital Investment Plan reflecting financial investments over 5 years of $75,557,819, and a 2024-25 capital investment of $8,857,819.

Municipal Council approved the draft 3-year Water Utility Operating Budgets for Bridgetown and Annapolis County reflecting operating revenues in 2024-25 of $722,859 for Bridgetown and $1,055,186 for Annapolis County.

Community Grants:

Upper Clements District Community Hall Association – Municipal Council approved a grant in the amount of $1,200 to support roof repairs for the hall in accordance with AM 1.4.9 Community Grants, Community Halls and Centres Assistance Program.

Fundy Folk Association - Municipal Council approved a grant in the amount of $5,000 to help support Evergreen Theatre Stage Lighting Replacement Project in accordance with AM 1.4.9 Community Grants, Small Project Matching Grants.

Round Hill and District Recreation Commission - Municipal Council approved a grant in the amount of $16,679.87 to support building repairs and upgrades to the Bishop Park recreation facility in accordance with AM 1.4.9 Community Grants, Large Capital Pledge Grants.

Derelict Vehicle Collection Program – Municipal Council approved the Derelict Vehicle Collection Program for a three-year term (2024/25 to 2026/27), with an option for the County of Annapolis to extend the program for an additional two years.

Bridgetown Dog Park - Municipal Council approved entering into a three-year lease agreement with Bridgetown Dog Park Association for the lease of property behind the ball field (PID #05149505) to allow for the creation of a dog park.

M8 Marketing Levy Bylaw (New) – It was approved that Municipal Council give Final Reading to approve the new M8 Marketing Levy Bylaw, in accordance with First Reading given on February 20, 2024.

Letter to Minister of Justice – Request – Municipal Council will send a letter to the Nova Scotia Minister of Justice requesting an increase of three RCMP officers assigned directly to the Annapolis County Detachment, effective April 1, 2024.

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