The City of Moose Jaw has renewed an agreement with nearly a dozen rural property owners whose lands were affected six years ago by boundary changes involving the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw.
During its recent regular meeting, city council gave three unanimous readings to Bylaw No. 5667, which enters into certain farmland and tax exemption agreements with rural property owners. The bylaw went into effect immediately since no council member disagreed with it.
The bylaw will see city hall execute agreements with 10 property owners affected by boundary alteration agreements. The updated bylaw ensures that each property in the affected area continues to be subject to taxation levels equivalent to those that would have affected individual property owners had they remained in the RM of Moose Jaw until 2026.
The affected property owners include John and Brenda Simpson, Joseph and Roberta Saliger, Allan and Shirley Lemieux, Donald and Maureen Lewis, Arnold McGruther and Sherry Clemens, Diane Monk, Michael and Pamela Diacon, Erin and Christopher Kell, and Alfred McBride.
According to the farmland agreements, as of Jan. 1, 2021, assessments for certain land include:
- Agricultural, land fair value: $215,900
- Residential, land fair value: $308,800
- Residential, improvements for fair value: $532,800
- Residential exemption: $426,240
- Infrastructure levy exemption: $65
The agreements run from 2022 and expire in 2026 or until the city is re-assessed, whichever event occurs first.
The next regular council meeting is Monday, June 13.
