Lévis will review the surcharge on vacant lots served, but covered by a moratorium prohibiting building for two years.
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Faced with significant discontent, the Lehouillier administration backed down. Several promoters had also asked questions during the session regarding this measure.
An amendment to the 2025 budget, recently adopted, will be presented on this surcharge on December 23 to members of the municipal council.
For vacant land, the increase was estimated at 4.84%, while it will be 3.9% in the commercial sector. To these rates, we must also add the increase in prices.
Despite the two-year temporary cessation of real estate development on two-thirds of the Lévis territory, Mayor Lehouillier affirmed that it was in the name of “fairness” between citizens that the Municipality was nevertheless increasing the tax on land. waves that real estate developers will be asked to pay.
Change of direction
Until now, the mayor of Lévis remained the course but a press release was sent late Friday evening.
Serge Bonin, municipal councilor of Repensons Lévis (RL), described this decision as “immoral” and “unfair” without commenting on its legality.
The Lévis budget was ratified thanks to the very comfortable majority available to Gilles Lehouillier on the municipal council. Only the two RL councilors opposed it.
This decision follows discussions with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing of Quebec (MAMH), mentioning in particular the City of Lévis
Gilles Lehouillier indicates that the proposal will have no impact on the level of taxation already adopted on December 9 in all other categories.
Moratorium
“Consultation and collaboration have been at the heart of the rapid development of the Lévis community over the last ten years. I intend to maintain these harmonious relations,” concluded the mayor.
Elected officials will be asked to adopt the new proposal just over 24 hours before Christmas.
Lévis must interrupt for a maximum of two years the issuance of new construction permits in the sectors served by the Saint-Nicolas and Desjardins wastewater treatment plants.
