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Dauphin City Council has put forth its financial plan for 2025.

Mayor Dave Bosiak says work on the lagoon is the major project on the books for this year.

"The initial quotes have now been received, and we are talking about a project that is now going to be 20 million dollars to do.  When we initially applied for funding to the province and the federal government seven years ago, the quotes were at the time for a 13-million-dollar project.  So the project has grown significantly over time in cost, and that responsibility primarily falls to the municipality."

Bosiak adds they will use reserve funds and add a long-term debenture, as well as future adjustments to water and sewer rates, to fund this project.

Other highlights include funding for 2nd Avenue NW enhancement, a new project management position with the city, and the creation of a reserve fund to be used towards purchasing properties for future development.

There is also around 1.5 million dollars committed to road, sewer, and sidewalk repairs, over 3 million for RCMP in the city, and over 2 million for recreation.

The bottom line for all of this... residents can expect to see an approximately four per cent increase to their property tax bill this year. 

"We are very cognizant of that, knowing that the cost of living and inflation is at least half of our increase this year.  So to do all of the things that we have to do in the city.  And everybody knows that nothing ever gets cheaper.  But I want to tip my hat to our senior staff and administration, who have spent a lot of time and effort making sure that this works."

Bosiak also thanked the province for providing grants and funding for several projects within the city.