If people aren’t thrilled about user fees, Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Grace Losier says now is the chance to put their two cents in.
Residents of 6 local service districts are voting next month on whether to keep supporting the River Valley Community Centre. Some are upset since they don’t use it, while others want to keep paying the taxes so user fees are low.
Losier says even if you’re not directly using the arena, the whole community benefits by having this kind of facility. She says it draws young families into the area and keeps youth out of trouble. Losier says the proposed rate of $26 on a $100,000 home isn’t a lot to ask, considering if the tax was dropped the user fees would increase dramatically.
Information sessions are happening this week until the vote on January 7th.
