Town of Lunenburg

Town Finances and Tax Rates

*NEW*  Please see the 2012/13 Draft Capital Budget which is now available for download. 

Town of Lunenburg 2012/13 Draft Capital Budget (629.01 kB)

The 2011/12 Town Operating and Capital Budgets & Summaries are available for download.

2011 12 Approved Budget (1.54 MB)

Access a copy of the Town Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2011 (717.82 kB)

Town Grants to Organizations can also be accessed and are included in the above budget document.  2011 12 Approved Grants (48.15 kB). 

Please note: All applications for Town Grants must be submitted no later then March 1, 2012 on the Town's Approved 2012 13 Grant Application (12.33 kB).  

The Town issues tax bills bi-annually.   An interim bill calculated as 50% of the prior years' tax rate on the current year's assessment and is issued on  May 1 each year.  A final tax bill is calculated based on your current assessment at the current tax rate (per $100. of assessment)  less interim taxes paid.  The final tax bills are issued on September 1.   All taxes are due upon receipt, however interest is not charged if payment is received by the end of the month the bill was issued.   

There is a tax exemption available for low income families.  Please see the current years' budget for income thresholds and tax exemption amounts or download the Application for Tax reduction 2011/12 (17.71 kB).

As with all Town bills, payments can be made by cash, debit, cheque, post-dated cheque, telephone/internet banking or pay at your bank branch at most Canadian Financial Institutions.   The Town does not accept credit card payments.

Tax Assessment Information

As of April 1, 2008 responsibility of property assessments and other property related services transferred from Assessment Services to the Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) www.pvsc.ca

To view property assessment information for the Town of Lunenburg please download the following: Town of Lunenburg 2012 Assessment Roll (472.93 kB)

Please access the following links to obtain more information on the following topics:

* Who is the PVSC? http://www.pvsc.ca/sub_pages/about_us/about_us_main.html

* What is property assessment?  http://www.pvsc.ca/sub_pages/valuing_property_pages/valuing_property.html

* What is market value? http://www.pvsc.ca/sub_pages/valuing_property_pages/valuing_property.html

* What is the CAP program? http://www.pvsc.ca/assessment-topics/capped-assessment-program-cap

* Can I appeal my assessment?. http://www.pvsc.ca/sub_pages/appeal_process/appeal_process_main.html