Prince George hospital expansion expected to cost local taxpayers $264M

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Prince George hospital expansion expected to cost local taxpayers $264M
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Local taxpayers could be required to contribute 40% of the proposed $660 million expansion of University Hospital of Northern B.C.

Two major expansions planned at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. are projected to cost a combined $660 million, with property tax payers in the Fraser-Fort George Regional Hospital District expected to contribute 40 per cent.

Skakun represents the City of Prince George as a director of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and on the Fraser-Fort George Regional Hospital District. He said he's concerned about rising hospital tax rates for property owners in the City of Prince George and Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.

The regional hospital board’s total tax requisition has grown from $5.8 million per year in 2015 to $17.77 million per year in 2022. Within the City of Prince George the hospital taxes on an average house in 2022 was $311, up from $190 on an average home in 2021 – a 61 per cent increase. The new hospital tower is expected to include new mental health, surgical and cardiac units, according to an initial announcement by the provincial government.

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