More efficient city growth, saving money through environmental innovation, embracing technology and leveraging partnerships to deliver value to citizens.
That’s Charlie Clark’s 4-point plan to drive down property tax increases, and it’s part of his platform in his bid to be re-elected as Saskatoon’s Mayor.
The Sask Party has announced that if elected, citizens will get a 10 per cent rebate on their SaskPower bills for a year.
Clark says this is an example of leveraging partnerships, because the City works with SaskPower through Saskatoon Light & Power to make sure they mirror these types of programs.
Clark notes that in the past 4 years, City Council brought in lower increases than the previous Council by an average of 1.25 per cent.
He adds that this fiscal year’s tax increase was the lowest in a decade.

In a bit more detail, Clark’s plan to drive more efficient city growth, includes prioritizing infill growth which saves money in infrastructure costs.
Saving money through environmental innovation would include expanding the Landfill Gas project and supporting energy retrofits in homes and businesses.
Clark gives the example of the Fusion project for embracing technology, which would replace outdated software systems, saving $40-million in operating costs in the first 6 years of implementation and $10-million a year after that.