It's confirmed - St. Albert most expensive in capital region

To no one's surprise who lives in St. Albert, we have been confirmed as being the most expensive jurisdiction in the Edmonton Capital Region.

Quoting from an Edmonton Journal article of today:

"The city's total costs were also right in the middle of nine municipalities surveyed in the capital region, with Fort Saskatchewan ($4,187) on the bottom and St. Albert ($5,580) at the top."

The "total costs" is referring to a combination of property taxes and all utility charges.

With all the recent cost overruns, including Servus Place, the city will be hard pressed to address this.

A concentrated effort on 80/20 residential/commercial, a business friendly atmosphere at City Hall and a new look at reducing, not increasing expenses is required.