• Municipal Council approved the proposed 2026-2027 operating budget reflecting revenues of $29,060,700 and expenditures of $29,060,700.

• Municipal Council approved the 2026-2027 operating budget base taxation rates 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.

• Municipal Council approved 2026-2027 operating budget area rates for all residential and resource assessments in Bridgetown of 34.78 cents per $100 of assessment, and a commercial area rate of 55.60 cents per $100 of assessment, and a taxation area rate for all properties in the Village of Lawrencetown of the amount to be approved by the Lawrencetown Village Commission.

• Municipal Council approved fire hydrant taxation rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year based on $100 of assessment as follows:

                Margaretsville    District 2          9.02 cents 

                Inglewood          District 3       18.78 cants

                Granville Ferry   District 4/5    13.87 cents

                Carleton Corner District 7       16.11 cents  

                Church Street    District 3          7.08 cents

                Middleton           District 2/9    24.48 cents            

                Cornwallis Park  District 6       27.52 cents

                Bridgetown         District 3/7    23.68 cents

• Municipal Council approved a 2026-2027 operating budget area rate for the provision of streetlights per $100 of all assessment accounts of 3.41 cents.

• Municipal Council approved fire taxation rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year based on $100 of assessment as follows:

                 Kingston Fire Commission      District 1/11  To be determined by Fire Commission

                 Fire Capital                              All districts    6.11 cents

• Municipal Council approved street paving taxation rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year based on $100 of assessment as follows:

                 Cameron Drive              District 1       1.21 cents

                 Brookside/Pine Grove   District 1       5.02 cents

                 Bradley Street               District 1       3.26 cents

                 Ward Estates                District 11     $366.40 (lump sum)

• Municipal Council approved the due date for property taxation bills of June 30, 2026, and that all rates and taxes outstanding after this date be subject to interest at a rate of 12% per annum.

• Municipal Council approved a sewer rate for all publicly connected properties or have the ability to connect to the County sanitary sewer system of $618.42 per year; and for all properties connected or have the ability to connect to the Bridgetown sanitary sewer system, a rate of $2.99 per cubic meter plus a quarterly base rate of $24.34.

• Municipal Council approved the proposed 5-year Capital Investment Plan reflecting financial investments over 5 years of $30,385,000; and a 2026-2027 capital investment of $3,010,000.

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