Another CRL? Chia, right!

This week Cate Watt and Anton Szabo join the podcast to answer all our questions about tax policy. Is making a new CRL to fund the LRT a good idea? Should we charge more taxes to those living in Windermere vs Oliver? It's time for revenge of the tax nerds!

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Pokemon Payday

• Pokemon payday: Edmonton man sells Charizard card for $8K

Step 2

• With COVID-19 cases declining, Alberta eases into Step 2 of reopening plan

Official Sport

• Legislative committee mulls bill that would declare rodeo Alberta's official sport

GUESTS

• Cate Watt - Branch Manager, Assessment & Taxation
• Anton Szabo - Director, Integrated Business and Customer Solutions section within Assessment and Taxation
• Previously on Episode 84

CRLs

• Pending LRT Lines and City-wide Transit Routes Assessment Growth Options
• Edmonton unlikely to see new community revitalization levies in the near future

Property Taxes

• Land Use Density Options - Residential Subclasses Impact
• The City Plan
• The City of Edmonton spent $580M on consulting services from 2015-2019

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