NOTICE OF INTENT TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL LEVY
The Council of the Municipal District of St. Stephen, in accordance with Section 6(2) of the Business Improvement Areas Act of the Province of New Brunswick, does hereby provide notice of its intention to do the following:
- to approve the budget; and
- to impose a special levy of $0.20 per $100 of property assessment on all non-residential properties within the Business Improvement Area.
Objections and/or Comments to the budget may be submitted in writing to the Clerk for the Municipal District of St. Stephen on or before Wednesday, November 25, 2026, by 12:00 p.m. (noon), either through email to: celeste.caswell@chocolatetown.ca or by personal letter drop-off to the Municipal District reception desk at 22 Budd Ave, St. Stephen, NB (Garcelon Civic Center).
A digital copy of the St. Stephen Business Improvement Area Inc. Budget Report for Approval for Reporting Period 2026/27 and MDSS BYLAW 06-26, A BYLAW TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LEVY can be found on the Municipal District of St. Stephen website www.town.ststephen.nb.ca under “Municipal Menu”, “Municipal District Office”, “Public Notices” Public Notices | St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
A paper copy of the St. Stephen Business Improvement Area Inc. Budget Report for Approval for Reporting Period 2026/27 and MDSS BYLAW 06-26, A BYLAW TO IMPOSE A SPECIAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT LEVY can be provided upon request at the Municipal Office at 22 Budd Ave, St. Stephen, NB.
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In compliance with the Community Planning Act of New Brunswick (C-19), By-law No. M-4, the Municipal District of St. Stephen Municipal Plan By-law, had its third and final reading at the October 29, 2025 Council Meeting, was approved by the Minister of Local Government on November 6, 2025, and then Registered at the Charlotte County Registry Office, in the Province of New Brunswick, on November 7, 2025, as document #46661980.
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