At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, Administration will report on unpaid property taxes. With 655 people who have yet to pay their property taxes, the City of Saskatoon is planning next steps in order to get the money it’s owed. Between 2017 and 2024, a total of 8,399 tax enforcement liens were placed. Tax arrears have been paid in full on 7,744 of these, and 655 tax enforcement liens remain.

Last February, the property owners were advised that they need to pay up. They were told they had 60 days to do so, or a tax lien would be registered against the property. Now, the City has sent a notice by registered mail to each owner, each assessed owner, and all others correlated with the title to the property, which says they have six months to make their payment.

The next stage of action would allow the City to make final application for title of any properties for which the arrears have not been cleared. Administration will be looking for City Council’s guidance on how to proceed with the outstanding payments at tomorrow’s meeting.