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Wildwood Sewer Utility

Peter Hughes
Manager of Environmental Services
 Agenda
History of Fee and Parcel tax increases

Operating Costs past 5 years

Reasons for increase

How much?

Questions
 History
Service established 1977
User fee: $78/year - 1979
User fee: $70/year 1987
User fee: $106/year 1989
User fee: $127/year 1999 to present
Parcel Tax: $94/year - 1999 to present
Total: $221/year since 1999

No increases in 18 years
 Operating Costs

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Parcel Tax $15,134 $15,134 $15,134 $15,134 $15,134

User Fees $29,537 $24,938 $25,044 $24,879 $24,384

Total $44,671 $40,072 $40,178 $40,013 $39,518

Revenue
Operating $28,369 $27,796 $29,571 $41,311 $48,217
Expenses
Surplus/ $16,032 $12,303 $10,607 ($1,298) ($8,699)
(Deficit)
 Why?
Reduced revenue from school closure ($4,500) 2013
Increased labour costs
General increases (hydro, fuel, parts, maintenance)
Service needs to be operated on a cost recovery basis
By legislation we cannot operate in a deficit
Long overdue
 How much of an increase?

User fee increasing to $200/year

Eliminate operating deficit

Allow for contribution to replacement reserves

Adequate for 3 or 4 years

 How do you compare?
Utility Connections Parcel Tax User Fee Total

Alexis Creek 63 $0 $94 $94

Lac La Hache 150 $282 $198 $480
Pine Valley 66 $0 $485 $485
Wildwood 197 $94 $200 $294
Red Bluff 1716 $0 $155 $155
Thank you!