Brazeau County Passes 2025 Final Budget
BRAZEAU COUNTY, April 15, 2024 — On April 7th, Brazeau County Council passed the final budget for 2025, with a focus on core services.
The budget maintains the years-long freeze on municipal taxes. Fees, which were limited to zero or to minimal levels in previous years, are not set to increase.
The budget also includes $11.9 million in capital investment in roads, equipment replacement, and other infrastructure, and accounts for a 30% incentive on residential taxes that are paid on by June 30th. It also maintains the 25% mill rate decrease from last year in municipal taxes for properties for the small business sub-class.
"Low taxes, low fees, and smart investments in infrastructure remain our top priorities," says Reeve Bart Guyon. "We have a balanced budget that ensures money stays in ratepayers' pockets while focusing on essential capital projects."
Infrastructure investments and other initiatives include:
- An additional Community Peace Officer position
- A joint 10-Year ALUS anniversary and an ASB producer appreciation dinner
- Five microsurfacing road maintenance projects
- Base stabilization and cape sealing of internal roads at Northside Acres and Fairway Meadows
- Replacement of fencing and new sorting equipment at the Lindale Rodeo Grounds
- Replacement of Drayton Valley/Brazeau County Fire Services aerial truck
- Investment in efficiency upgrades at the Cynthia solar aquatics plant
- Equipment replacement
- A joint 10-Year ALUS anniversary and an ASB producer appreciation dinner
Residents are reminded that the province has increased the amount Brazeau County will collect for the education tax. The County only collects this tax and passes it on the province, and has no say in setting the education tax rate.
For more information on the final budget, please contact Chief Administrative Officer Rudy Friesen at 780-542-7777 or rfriesen@brazeau.ab.ca.
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