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STAY INFORMED
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has recommended that member municipalities inform
their ratepayers about the potential impacts of the Alberta Government proposal to freeze Non-
Residential Mill Rates as suggested by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).
More details can be found on the County Website at http://www.countyofnewell.ab.ca/p/news.
Please direct all feedback to our local MLA.
Ms. Michaela Glasgo, MLA – Brooks-Medicine Hat
Constituency Office
#4, 650 Cassils Road East
Brooks, AB
T1R 1M6
Phone: 587-270-5110
E-mail: Brooks.MedicineHat@assembly.ab.ca
For those interested in the management of the County of Newell, the 2009-18 Assessments, Net
Taxes & Total Expenditures as well as 2018 financial position as compared to the averages for
Rural Municipalities of Alberta are included below. All data files for the Province are located
at https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/municipal-financial-and-statistical-data
Category 2009-18 2009-18 2018 2018
From Municipal Average Average Average
Affairs Reporting Rural County of Rural County of
Data Municipalities Newell Municipalities Newell
Equalized Assessment
3,707,084,211
4,120,147,295
4,281,177,631
4,216,993,143
Net Property Taxes
31,360,055
28,436,139
36,664,686
33,087,488
Total Expenditures
38,287,390
29,264,971
45,110,998
31,645,254
Depreciation 49.70% 27.57%
Accumulated Surplus
292,340,823
278,378,411
Tangible Capital
Assets
244,508,455
199,229,568
Net Financial Assets
42,778,404
76,877,685