Drayton Valley faces growing financial pressure

Our Property Taxes Reimagined series is shining a light on the cumulative factors driving increases in property taxes. One example is how current wastewater treatment regulations are forcing the Town of Drayton Valley to spend $23.8 million to upgrade its wastewater system.

While the Town is fortunate that the Government of Alberta has committed $5.8 million toward the project, this still leaves $18 million to be funded by a community of just 7,300 residents. To put this into perspective, the cost is almost one and a half times the amount the Town collected in municipal property taxes last year.

Read Drayton Valley’s story and learn more about why Alberta needs to have a conversation about how local public services are funded at Property Taxes Reimagined.