Viking tax increase
There will be an increase in this year’s municipal taxes.
On Monday, June 18 council heard that the 2012 Town of Viking Mill Rate budget is balanced and property owners will see an increase.
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rod Krips told council that the budget was updated and amended to reflect known changes from the approved 2012 operating budget and that a new mill rate has been set.
Council briefs
An application for the position of manager of the Carena Complex and a proposal for a hockey summer camp were among the council documents at the regular meeting of the Town Council Monday, April 2.
VIKING POPULATION DECREASES
While at least two neighbouring communities registered a population increase, Viking’s population fell by 44 according to the 2011 census results released last week by Statistics Canada. Viking’s population was 1085 in 2006 and fell to 1041 in 2011.