Mayor Walter Sendzik says the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are placing extreme challenges on local residents and the business community.
St. Catharines City Council held a special meeting yesterday and they passed several financial measures to help relieve some of the pressure during these uncertain times.
They include the following;
- Deferring the April 30th interim tax installment to June 30th
- Waiving tax penalty and interest charged until June 30th
- Waiving water and wastewater penalty and interest charges until June 30th
- Waiving accounts receivable penalty and interest charges until June 30th
- Waiving charges for any cheques or pre-authorized payments returned for non-sufficient funds or payments stopped by the payer
- Amending the 2020 final tax levy installment sates to July 31st and October 30th
- Deferring the 2020 water and wastewater increase from April 1st to July 1st
- Limited parking enforcement to safety-related issued (including but not limited to fire routes, accessible parking, no-parking areas and fire hydrants) until June 30th
- Waiving payment for on-street parking, municipal parking lots and garages
- Suspending any water service disconnections for non-payment of water and wastewater billings until June 30th
- Waiving late fees for 2020 dog licenses
- Waiving late fees for 2020 general business licenses.
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