Introducing the Rossland Taxpayers Association

(Access to form updated.)

Council recently approved a 10% property tax increase for 2025 and proposes four more subsequent 10% tax increases annually for the next four years. With compounding, in five years Rossland property taxes will be 61% higher than they were last year. 

359 signatures on two petitions and a well organized request for a reduced tax increase (generously 2.5 times higher than inflation), did nothing to influence Council. The approximately 50 people who crowded into the public meeting and their questions & comments had zero impact. The budget was passed as submitted with every department at City Hall receiving an increase, that's in addition to a dedicated 2.4% inflation 'reserve'.

Are we going to do this again next year? And the next? Obviously, the system is not working for taxpayers. We are proposing a Rossland Taxpayers Association (RTA). By mobilizing into one collective voice maybe taxpayers will be heard.

The goal of the Rossland Taxpayers Assn (RTA) is to be a non-adversarial, active stakeholder with a consistent presence and collective voice advocating for taxpayers at City Hall. We hope to influence City taxpayer funded spending decisions through relationships, knowledge, analysis and collaboration. We hope everyone will show their support by joining and maybe volunteering. We are fledgling. More to come. 

LINK TO JOIN:  https://forms.gle/vbaWtoACWEiivkXG8

LINK FOR PRESENTATION:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y5iJe6Q5dBKk5Gpph4izAkbjyLiO1smc/view?u...

Please no hate and angry feedback. This is a lot of work. If you don't want to be a part of it, don't join or respond. We are trying something different. Let us try to be a positive influence for taxpayers.

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Rosslandtaxpayers2025@gmail.com

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