Text Box: Fort Nelson Sample Property Taxes 
Tax Levy based on the 2003 Budget 
Property located within the Town of Fort Nelson
2001 2002 2003
Residential Residential Residential Business
       
ASSESSED VALUE $151,300 $152,300 $147,300 $415,900
       
School  $876.63 $867.06 $838.59 $4,200
Streets & Roads 445.56 477.98 472.12 3,266
Recreation Centre 121.66 114.95 113.43 785
Goverrnment 127.52 85.54 111.23 769
Fire Department 82.82 83.92 69.70 482
Planning 57.64 80.54 61.80 428
Aquatic Centre 59.61 54.84 47.85 331
Animal Control 40.28 54.07 41.50 287
Solid Waste Disposal 36.40 32.72 36.68 254
Airport 29.71 30.54 30.01 208
Regional Hospital 25.54 22.31 21.58 149
Library 23.18 23.45 20.91 145
BC Assessment Authority 19.28 19.41 18.76 130
Neigbourhood Parks & Ball Diamonds 17.63 16.31 14.92 103
Theatre 15.88 15.62 13.92 96
Economic Development & Tourism 14.31 14.31 12.84 89
Rec Facilities & Community Organizations 15.57 15.17 11.69 81
Building Inspection 12.75 12.62 11.05 76
Golf Course 9.55 8.65 8.09 56
Museum 0.00 0.00 6.94 48
Cemetery 2.97 4.27 4.90 34
Emergency Measures 3.08 3.12 3.81 26
Regional Parks 4.85 4.46 2.50 17
Weed Control 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
Home Owner's Grant (applied to School Taxes) (470.00) (470.00) (470.00) (470)
Total Before Frontage Taxes:   $1,572 $1,572 $1,505 $11,590
Water Frontage Tax (77') 294.91 294.91 294.91 1,471
Sewer Frontage Tax (77') 79.31 79.31 79.31 396
$1,947 $1,946 $1,879 $13,457
   
Text Box: Comparisons to other communities
2002 Net Taxes before Frontage Taxes
source Local Government Statistics (Govt of BC) 
http://www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca/lgd/infra/munfin/tax2002/index.htm
     
Residential   Business
Fort St. John $1,572 $16,332
Dawson Creek $1,990 $18,520
Chetwynd $2,084 $13,966
Mackenzie $1,915 $12,215
Smithers $1,524 $14,178
Vanderhoof $1,501 $11,995
Peachland $1,422 $11,279
Terrace $1,773 $15,551
School  407 397 369 School  20%
Streets & Roads 446 478 472 Streets & Roads 25%
Fire Protection 86 87 74 Fire Protection 4%
Goverrnment 128 86 111 Government 6%
Parks & Recreation 229 214 198 Parks & Recreation 11%
Solid Waste, Cemetery, Weeds, Animal Control 80 91 83 Garbage, Cemetery, Weeds, Animal Control 4%
Airport 30 31 30 Airport 2%
Hospital 26 22 22 Hospital 1%
Museum, Theatre & Library 39 39 42 Museum, Theatre & Library 2%
Planning & Bldg Insp & BCAA 90 113 92 Planning & Bldg Insp & BCAA 5%
Water & Sewer 374 374 374 Water & Sewer 20%
Ec Dev & Tourism 14 14 13 Ec Dev & Tourism 1%
1,947 1,946 1,879
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