The town's budget for 2014 showing the tax rate for the community remaining steady at $1.19. Mayor Bill Bishop tells CHSJ News the water usage rate, on the other hand, is going up by ten cents per cubic meter and the sewer rate is increasing by twenty dollars.
Next year, $2.8-million will go toward street surfacing and $1.2-million to sidewalk improvements. $6-million will go toward design costs and phase one construction for a new arena, while more than $2-million will be used for major improvements to the Rothesay Common including a new building, drainage improvements and an artificial ice surface. Bishop says they also plan to increase the quality of the town's water.
The town's total operating budget is up by 0.32% while the unconditional grant dropping by 31%.
