Members of Carlyle Town Council approved the community's 2017 budget at their Wednesday, May 3 meeting. Council's next regularly-scheduled meeting will be held Wednesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Carlyle Civic Centre.
Taxes
The mill rate for all categories of properties - agricultural, commercial and residential – is 7.8 from a previous rate of 11.15. The education property tax mill rate - which is set by the provincial government - is now 4.12 from a previous rate of 5.03. The assessment rate - set by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA) also affects local tax rates. Tax notices will be mailed to residents soon.
Community Grant Disbursements
This year, the Town of Carlyle received $15,576 from Saskatchewan Lotteries. These funds are to be used for programs “directly related to a sport, culture or recreational project.”
The funds will be dispersed as follows:
Cornerstone Family and Youth: $5,000
Crescent Point Leisure Complex: $2,500
Carlyle Library: $2,500
Carlyle Fun Dayz: $2,261
Rusty Relics Museum: $2,000
Carlyle Pickleball: $1,350
Quarterly RCMP Report
Staff Sgt. Darren Simons of the Carlyle RCMP delivered the detachment's quarterly report to Mayor Wayne Orsted and members of council.
During a wide-ranging talk, Simons stated: “Although we are operationally and administratively short-staffed right now and have been so for a short period of time, our members have consistently performed their duties beyond expectations and in many cases, have continued training in a variety of areas in order to both contribute to community development and better serve the communities in which they live.”
Carlyle Fun Dayz
Councillor Jenn Sedor stated that planning is currently well underway for Carlyle Fun Dayz, which will take place Saturday, August 19.
Carlyle Public Library 50th Anniversary
Council approved plans for a partial street-block off for the Carlyle Public Library's 50th Anniversary Celebration, which wuill take place Saturday, June 17.
Play School BBQ
Council approved plans for Carlyle's Play School BBQ, which will be held near Southern Plains Co-op Grocery Store on Friday, June 9.
