At the State of the City Address today, people got to hear about the growth for Dauphin.
Allen Dowhan, Dauphin Mayor, tells 730 CKDM the city is trying to keep taxes low for residents.
“We are maintaining the tax rate in Dauphin. Residents will see no or very little tax increase on their property tax bills. Also we are doing a lot of projects to grow our community, to make sure our tax base grows so we can keep offering low taxes to our residents.
Dauphin is working on the stability of the water supply and is the only rural community taking a proactive approach to handling lead in drinking water. The city will continue to work on the Vermillion Dam issues to ensure water supply is adequate.
The City of Dauphin maintains its efforts to be a greener centre and will install solar panels at lift station number 1 and build a composite site at the landfill site. Overall the city has seen an increase in recycling, a significant decrease in the amount of garbage and the yard waste program has taken off.
Dowhan attributed Dauphin’s success to the vision and ideals of former Mayor Eric Irwin. His “can do” attitude was instilled in council and citizen to make Dauphin a better place to live.
