Property owners in Sackville and Dorchester will see their 2025 tax bills increase on par with their assessment numbers this year, as their proposed tax rate remains mostly flat (dropping slightly by about a half cent per $100 of assessed value). But in the former local service districts (LSDs), residents will not only see increases due to assessments, but also from a proposed increase in tax rate of 5 cents per $100 in assessed value.
Councillor Barry Hicks voiced concerns over the proposed increase at a council meeting on Monday. “The LSDs are going up with no services supplied,” said Hicks on Monday. “I don’t understand how we can keep raising… without giving them some services.”
Treasurer Michael Beal explained that the increase in tax rate for LSDs is an intentional effect of amalgamation, and will continue for years to come.
