Reminder that 2024 property taxes are due by Friday

The City of Lethbridge is reminding all Lethbridge property owners that their 2024 property taxes are due by Friday, June 28.

Parking in front of City Hall will be free from June 24-28. We ask that those coming to City Hall to please be patient if there are lines and also to please be courteous to our City staff who are here to help you.

If you have recently purchased property in the City of Lethbridge but have not received a 2024 Tax Notice, please call 311 or come to City Hall for a copy. Proof of ownership will be required. Late payment penalties will not be waived if you did not receive your Tax Notice. A seven per cent penalty will be applied to all unpaid 2024 tax balances as of June 29.

Various payment options are available:

• In person: cash, cheques, and debit card payments are accepted on the main floor at City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Credit cards are not accepted at City Hall
• Directly at your bank and the City will accept the teller stamp date as the date of payment received. Bank drafts are not required
• Online or telephone banking using the 13-digit roll number located in the top right of your tax notice. Please select “Lethbridge (City of) Taxes”
• Cheque or money order, made payable to the City of Lethbridge, can be mailed, or dropped off at City Hall, 910 - 4 Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1J 0P6.

o   Please do not send cash by mail

o   The City has a secure mailbox located at the front doors of City Hall and a drive-through drop box located in the traffic circle behind City Hall, or

• Online with your credit card through lethbridge.ca/pay. For a fee you can pay using MasterCard or Visa. Allow one to two business days for processing.

Property owners have the option of using our convenient monthly Tax Instalment Prepayment Plan (TIPP), which provides an annual discount credit of two per cent. Property owners, whose 2024 taxes are paid in full, can sign up for TIPP before July 22 to be enrolled in the program to prepay their 2025 property taxes. Please visit www.lethbridge.ca/tipp for further information on this program.

Property owners can sign up to receive their future property tax notices by email or view their 2024 property tax notice online at www.lethbridge.ca/MyCity.

The money raised from property taxes funds our municipal services including policing, fire and emergency services, infrastructure and roadways, transit and human services to help all residents within our community. Keeping these services working is essential for a healthy and functional community.

Additional information about assessment, taxes and penalties can be found on the back of the Tax Notice, at www.lethbridge.ca/taxes or by calling 311.