Lloyd’s education taxation remains  unknown

Andrea Nicholl - Staff Writer

A change in local taxation may leave holes in public school funding and voids in services and programming.
The Lloydminster taxation review was initiated by Ministries in Alberta, in response to the City of Lloydminster citing numerous tax payer complaints of excessive education tax.
If the proposed changes are implemented, the Lloydminster Public School Division’s access to $4.5 million in local property tax will be phased out over three years.
Mayor Ken Baker made it clear, during a Tuesday morning media conference, that the decision to cut funding is not a municipal matter.
“The City of Lloydminster does not set the mill rate for education, this is a provincial issue,” said Baker. “The province has to take the lead, they’re the boss, they’re in charge. It’s their program.”
The mayor confirmed that council has received no written correspondence from the Saskatchewan or Alberta government regarding the education mill rate since May.

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