If you’re a residential homeowner you may want to attend a public hearing tomorrow.

The City will be proposing a special service levy for the maintenance of municipal water, storm and sewer service lines. Mayor Dennis Fenske says the levy acts like an insurance policy for residential homeowners:

"In the case of a waterbreak at your property that’s beyond 1 meter from your foundation, so its 1 meter to the city main, if there’s a break in that line currently the practice is to repair that line, do the alterations, and the homeowner does not get a bill. They don’t get a bill because they’ve paid that special levy".

The levy has been in place for many years but it’s expired. In the last 3 years it’s cost around $90 a year. The City is proposing a $120-$140 levy over the next 4 years.

The hearing happens tomorrow at 7pm at City Hall.