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City returns cash to Vernon taxpayers

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January 19, 2016 - 4:29 PM

VERNON - Vernon taxpayers are getting a few bucks back from the city.

During budget discussions, Vernon council decided to return $232,734 from a Regional District Hospital levy back to taxpayers. The handout equates to about $8.57 for the average-priced home, based on 2015 assessment rates, according to a media release from the city.

The return is all thanks to a reduction in the hospital levy through a planned offset of the funds received from the Regional District for the dissolution of the Columbia Shuswap Regional Hospital District, the city says.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infonews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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