Coorong council rates may go up by 8.5 per cent in 2024-25
Councillors have drafted their next annual business plan and budget ahead of a public consultation period that will start next week.
Coorong property owners can expect to pay 8.5 per cent higher council rates in 2024-25, the district’s council has revealed.
The figure, included in the council’s draft budget for the next 12 months, amounts to a 3% increase over and above the effects of inflation and rising property values.
Residents and farmers will actually pay a slightly lower rate in the dollar compared with this year, but almost everyone’s bills are still likely to go up.
For an average homeowner, the increase is likely to be about $110.
The council plans to spend its annual budget of $20 million on projects including:
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