Revenue Sharing

WHEREAS municipalities provide critical services such as policing, fire protection, roads, water, sewer, garbage and recycling, parks and recreation services and consistently receive demands for increased service; AND WHEREAS prior to 1997 municipalities were provided with a share of provincial sales tax, personal and corporate income tax and natural resource revenue and municipalities have very limited access to raise revenue other than from property taxes: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government be requested to re-institute revenue sharing with local governments.