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PROPOSEDNEWRECREATIONSERVICEFAQ CurrentServicesin theSouthCariboo SouthCariboo Recreation&Culture Recreation budget: Ÿ SouthCariboo &Culture District of 100 Mile House RecreationCentre arena QUICKFACTS Ÿ MartinExeterHall Ÿ The proposed new service will pay for existing South Cariboo Recreation theatrecomplex & Culture services, plus include the ability to pay for a new major Ÿ Curlingrink project, such as an aquatic facility. Ÿ The new service will include all of Electoral Areas G, H and L and the Ÿ Ballfields District of 100 Mile House. Ÿ Equestriangrounds Ÿ Under the new service, we are asking for permission to tax up to $100 per $100,000 for all Area G, H, L and 100 Mile area properties. Ÿ Agriplex Ÿ A referendum is planned for 2022 and all eligible Area G, H, L and 100 Ÿ Walkingtrails Mile House residents and property owners will be able to vote. Ÿ Newdogpark What is the proposed change to Why is the new service being Ÿ 100Mileand recreation services in the South proposed? The new service will more DistrictSoccerPark Cariboo? The Cariboo Regional District is accurately reflect all the residents that fields proposing to create a new South Cariboo benefit from the recreation facilities and Recreation and Culture service that activities that are important to the quality Ÿ ForestGrovecurling includes all of South Cariboo Electoral of life in the south Cariboo. These benefits club Areas G, H and L and the District of 100 Mile can be direct for residents that use the House. This new service would support facilities, or indirect such as through the Ÿ 108MileLakebeach existing recreation facilities, such as the important role recreation and culture plays maintenance South Cariboo Recreation Centre, Martin in attracting and retaining people to the Exeter Hall and the soccer fields, and be area, especially for locally underserved able to support construction and operation professions such as health care. The new of a major new facility, such as an aquatic service will also include a new taxation limit centre. that can accommodate construction and operation of a major new facility such as an aquatic centre. @CaribooRD 250-392-3351 or caribooregion 1-800-665-1636 cariboord.ca CRDEmeregencyOperations Why establish a new service rather when an aquatic centre or other major taxation rate will reflect only the costs of Committee, which is comprised of the What is the cost of the current thanexpandtheexistingone?Based facility is constructed and in operation, or existing services. Any significant increase in Regional District Directors for Areas G, H and L SouthCariboo recreation services? To deliver on feedback from the public during initial when contributions to capital reserves taxation will only take place when an aquatic along with the District of 100 Mile House Recreation&Culture recreation and cultural services at the consultation, the South Cariboo Joint are increased in advance to prepare for centre or other major facility is constructed Council. The recommendation from the joint current facilities, $740,000 is collected activities: Committee felt the proposal needed to construction. and in operation. committee was endorsed by the Regional annually in taxation by the Cariboo District Board in March 2020. include the potential for a major new H o w d o e s t h i s t a x a t i o n f o r Regional District. In 2020, this equated to Doesthisproposednewserviceinclude recreation facility, such as an aquatic Ÿ a residential property taxation rate of recreation and culture services Theatre centre. A new service is required in order buildinganaquaticcentre? The proposed Whenwillthereferendumtakeplace? about $42 per $100,000 of assessed compare to other areas of the performancesor to accommodate the construction and new service taxation can accommodate the A referendum on the proposed new service is value. This taxation revenue is operation of a major project that would Region? The North Cariboo Recreation construction and operation of an aquatic targeted for June 2022. concerts supplemented by user fees and grant and Parks function, which covers the provide benefits to all areas of the South centre. The intent is to develop an aquatic Originally, the goal was to hold a referendum Ÿ Danceclasses funding to complete the recreation and Quesnel sub-regional recreation area, has Cariboo. The new service would replace centre project as the second step to this on the topic in June 2020, but it was cultural services budget. a taxation limit of $4.9 million and a 2020 Ÿ Fitnessclasses the current South Cariboo Recreation and process. postponed to 2022 to make sure residents taxation amount of $3.99 million. The Culture service. Whatwillthecostbeoftheproposed have the time they need to get information Ÿ Pickleball Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure However, for an aquatic centre project to newservice? The new proposed annual about the project and make an informed vote Whereisthecurrentboundary? Services function, which covers the move ahead, a separate referendum will be Volleyball/ taxation limit is $3.75 million, which in a referendum. The attached map shows the current sub- Williams Lake sub-regional recreation required to finance construction. We expect to basketball works out to a residential taxation rate of regional recreation taxation boundary, area has a taxation limit of $3.5 million need significant grant funding along with up to The Cariboo Regional District will start public about $100 per $100,000 of assessed Ÿ Teenyoga which includes communities such as the and a 2020 taxation of $3.14 million. $15 million in borrowing to complete the engagement on the project in 2021 and value. project. District of 100 Mile House, 108 Mile leading up to the referendum in 2022. Ÿ The 2020 residential tax rate for sub- Baseball Ranch, Lone Butte and parts of Forest We will start working on an updated aquatic The cost of the new service will include regional recreation in the North Cariboo is Ÿ Soccer Grove, but does not include places like Lac centre design and cost estimate if the 2022 Whowillgettovoteinthereferendum? La Hache, Canim Lake or the Interlakes delivering existing recreation and cultural $138 per $100,000 and the Central referendum to establish the new recreation All eligible voters that live or own property Ÿ Hockey area along Highway 24. services as well as the ability to increase Cariboo is $112. taxation enough for the construction and and culture service is successful. within the proposed new taxation area, which When would the new service and Ÿ Tradeshowsand The map also shows the boundary for the operation of a major new facility, such as includes all of Electoral Areas G, H and L and Will any other recreation facilities or fairs proposed new recreation and culture an aquatic centre. taxation increase happen? If the the District of 100 Mile House, may vote in the services be added? This proposed new service, which includes all of Electoral proposed new service passes in the 2022 referendum. Ÿ Graduation service is focused on providing support for Areas G, H and L and the District of 100 The initial tax rate won't be $100 per referendum, it will be in place for the existing recreation and cultural facilities and Ÿ Mile House. $100,000 but the referendum will allow taxation year of 2023. Initially, the current Seasonal residents that own property within Curling establishing the taxation ability to us to tax up to that limit. Any significant budget for recreation and cultural the area, but live elsewhere, will be notified Ÿ accommodate the construction and operation Archery increase in taxation will only take place services will not change, meaning the of the referendum via addressed mail and of a major new facility such as an aquatic have the opportunity to register one vote for Ÿ Dogobedienceor centre. However, we do plan to have their property. agilitytraining South Cariboo residents Current Tax Rate Proposed Tax Rate discussions with stakeholder groups to Currently in the service $42 per $100,000 Up to $100 per $100,000 determine whether other facilities may be WherecanIgetmoreinformation? Ÿ Outdoorwalking appropriate to include in the future, including For more information, contact the Cariboo trails Not currently in the service $0 Up to $100 per $100,000 recreation and cultural assets in rural areas. Regional District Manager of Community Ÿ Equestrianevents Services at 250-392-3351. Or visit our web site Whatistheprocessforestablishingthis Willrecreationaccesspassesstillberequiredtousethefacilities? at cariboord.ca/southcariboorec or Facebook No. The intent of the rec passes is in lieu of taxation to share the cost of services with those facility users that new service? The initial direction for this page at facebook.com/caribooregion. currently live outside the taxation area. If the new recreation and culture service is established to include all of change comes from the South Cariboo Joint Electoral Areas G, H and L, the passes will no longer be required. Why establish a new service rather when an aquatic centre or other major taxation rate will reflect only the costs of Committee, which is comprised of the What is the cost of the current thanexpandtheexistingone?Based facility is constructed and in operation, or existing services. Any significant increase in Regional District Directors for Areas G, H and L SouthCariboo recreation services? To deliver on feedback from the public during initial when contributions to capital reserves taxation will only take place when an aquatic along with the District of 100 Mile House Recreation&Culture recreation and cultural services at the consultation, the South Cariboo Joint are increased in advance to prepare for centre or other major facility is constructed Council. The recommendation from the joint current facilities, $740,000 is collected activities: Committee felt the proposal needed to construction. and in operation. committee was endorsed by the Regional annually in taxation by the Cariboo District Board in March 2020.