Vauxhall 2025 Tax Bylaw approved

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Taber Times

By Nikki Jamieson
Taber Times
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Vauxhall council has approved their new tax bylaw.

During their regular May 5 meeting, Vauxhall town council approved their tax bylaw for 2025.

Bylaw 1008-25, or the Property Tax Bylaw, sets the rates of taxation that will be levied against residents living within the Town of Vauxhall.

Mayor Kimberley Cawley noted that their director of Finance, Clark Holt, had did a lengthy presentation on the bylaw when it was first presented at their April 22 meeting, when first reading was also performed.

“Basically, because we have enough revenue from the new residential lots, new business lots, for tax revenue, we didn’t need to increase the mill rate to make up for the difference in (revenue and expenses),” said Cawley.

While property assessments did go up, due to the new development, they were able to keep their mill rate the same as previous years.

However, the province did sharply increase the education tax. While the town is responsible for collecting it, they have no control over what their residents pay in terms of the education tax.

According to the bylaw, the tax rates are as follows:

General Municipal (Tax Levy, Assessment, Tax Rate)

Residential & Farmland: $665,288, $97,606,108, 6.81604

Non-residential: $376,068, $22,595,700, 16.64334

Total: $1,041,356, $120,201,880

Schools (ASSF) (Tax Levy, Assessment, Tax Rate)

Residential & Farmland: $242,223, $97,606,108, 2.48163

Non-residential: $80,528, $21,948,720, 3.66891

Total: $322,750, $119,554,900 

Seniors Foundation (Tax Levy, Assessment, Tax Rate)

Seniors Foundation: $14,345, $120,201,880, 0.11934

Overall Total Tax Levy: $1,378,451

Total Mill Rate – Residential: 9.41702

Total Mill Rate – Non-Residential: 20.43159

Council passed second and third reading of bylaw 1008-25.