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2009 Tax Rates
The town boasts excellent water quality that has received a 100% rating from the Department of Environment on all tested parameters for the past four years in a row. There is only one more community on the Burin Peninsula that can make the same claim and only a dozen in the entire province. The water is tested twice daily for chlorine content and chlorine is maintained at the minimum level permitted by law.
The town council also provides sewer and garbage collection. Large household items that need to be disposed of are taken to the regional waste disposal site once a year during cleanup week and there is no charge to the residents. The town council also provides snowclearing services by means of a contract with "Works Services and Transportation".
The tax rates are presently (2007) as follows:
Sewer Only: $120.00 per year
Unoccupied Property (Water and Sewer) $120.00 per year
Water and Sewer $240.00 per year
Property Tax 9 mills or minimum $150.00 per year
Business Tax 1/5 of 1% of gross sales, minimum $150.00 per year
Business Garbage Collection $150.00 per year
Building Permit (New Construction) $25.00
Permit to Repair $5.00
Harbour Authority $500.00 per year
Disconnect/Reconnect For Tax Arrears $50.00
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