CHIP 101.9 spoke with newly elected Rapides-des-Joachims Mayor Lucie Rivet Paquette as well as Director General Alana Bowes about this year’s plans in MRC Pontiac’s furthest flung community.
Revenues
Rapides council approved an increase to the mill rate of 5 cents per $100 evaluation, from $1.12 in 2023 to $1.17 in 2024, which Paquette said was due to an increase in expenses. However the biggest contributor to the small municipality’s revenues are transfers from various levels of government, making up $418,163 out of the $946,620 total.
Expenses
The municipality is making some sizable investments in its infrastructure this year, including a $313,554 overhaul of the roof of the municipal hall, primarily paid for with money from the gas tax (TECQ) program.
The full 2024 budget and 3-year capital expenditures for Rapides-des-Joachims are available here: Rapides budget 2024 and Rapides P.T.I. 2024-2025-2026
