Articles for category Tax & Assessment
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Rocky View County Council has approved a one-half percent increase for the 2021 operating and capital budget, following on this year’s 3% tax decrease.The impacts of COVID-19, downloaded costs from the province, and continuing challenges in Alberta’s oil patch will see County revenue drop by an Read More...
Thursday, November 19, 2020
The draft of Rocky View County’s 2021 Budget, which calls for a 0% tax increase next year following a 3% reduction this year, is now available for review. If you have any comments about the budget we want to hear from you.If you have questions or comments please send them by email to Read More...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Rocky View County Council has unanimously approved a budget that represents a 3% tax decrease for business and residential properties in the County.“Given the challenges presented by COVID-19, and the impacts of historically low energy prices, Council wanted to make a substantial statement in our Read More...
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Message from Reeve Greg BoehlkeAnnual assessment notices were recently mailed to property owners, which makes this a good time to look at how Rocky View County is faring in the midst of Alberta’s struggling economy. Last year saw the County’s combined residential and business assessment base grow by Read More...
Monday, January 27, 2020
Rocky View County has now mailed Assessment Notices to property owners. Alberta continues to face challenging economic conditions, but Rocky View County remains a very stable place to live, do business, and own property. The latest assessments show about a 1.4 percent decrease in overall residential Read More...
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Rocky View County Council has approved a 2020 operating and capital base budget that will see the County keep taxes low while maintaining a high quality of life for residents.The operating budget for next year is expected to be $147.5 million, while $58 million is slated for capital projects. The Read More...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
After careful analysis of last week’s provincial budget, Rocky View County is confident it will be able to adjust to changes without a major impact on municipal property taxes.“There’s no question the new provincial budget will have an effect. But Rocky View County starts from a position of low Read More...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Rocky View County Council has voted to reduce the 2019 property tax increase from 3 percent to 2 percent. The reduction is possible due to an anticipated budget surplus, resulting from lower spending by the County and revenues from investments and fees, plus the withdrawal of $34,525 from the Read More...
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Update May 21: The tax sale was held on Friday, April 26 for two properties. One property was sold and one property remained unsold. The County may become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction.Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Read More...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Rocky View County Council has approved the 2019 operating and capital budget.The average residential property owner will pay $5.95 a month extra in 2019, based on an average property value of $948,000. That represents a three percent rise. The actual amount each landowner’s taxes will increase or Read More...
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
As required by Provincial legislation, Rocky View County is currently conducting property assessments.The County’s professional assessors will be in the municipality collecting the information needed to ensure fair property tax assessments for all landowners by updating assessed property Read More...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Update April 23: The tax sale has now been cancelled due to payment on all properties.Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act, Rocky View County has adjourned the April 20, 2018 public auction, in the Municipal Office, 911 - 32 Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta Read More...