The Town of Wolfville is looking for a part time Compliance Officer.

The Compliance Officer is a position with the Town of Wolfville that provides key support to the Community Compliance Coordinator. Accountable to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Compliance Officer will work with neighborhood groups and individuals, the RCMP, and other partners to achieve better harmony in our diverse community.

This role is responsible for the compliance of all municipal bylaws, with a primary focus on the Nuisance Party and Noise Bylaws, parking under the Motor Vehicle Act, Property Minimum Standards Bylaw, and some provisions of the Municipal Government Act.

This role is expected to use a variety of existing and creative new ways of achieving positive outcomes including community education, partnership development, community engagement, and enforcement tools.

Please review the job description and if interested, forward a resume and cover letter to our Community Compliance Coordinator.

After months of work, Wolfville Town Council has approved the 2023/24 Town Operations Plan and related Operating Budget, the Ten-Year Capital Investment Plan, as well as the Water Utility’s Three-Year Operating and Capital Budget.

The Operating Budget, now approved by Council, has revenues and expenditures in the amount of $13,457,000.

As part of the budget process, Council has set the Residential Tax Rate at $1.475 per hundred dollars of assessment. This reflects an increase of 1.75 cents.

Given the significant increases in assessment that many residential properties experienced, including those under the CAP program at a maximum of 7.7 per cent, and the addition of 1.75 cents on the residential rate, many property owners will see a 9 per cent increase overall.

What this means for a single-family home in Wolfville, with an average assessment of $340,000, is an increase of $445 over the last tax year.

The Commercial Tax Rate remains unchanged at $3.575 per hundred dollars of assessment.

Please see the media release for full details of the 23/24 budget.

Phase 1 of a Regional Recreation Facility Feasibility Study commissioned by the Municipality of the County of Kings, Town of Kentville and Town of Wolfville is complete, and the partnering municipalities are continuing to explore the possibility of collaboratively building a multi-use recreation facility designed to address existing and forecasted service gaps in the Kings Region.

The Kings County Regional Recreational Centre Feasibility Study report was received by Councils representing the partnering municipalities in private sessions in late 2022 due to the contractual nature of matters relating to site selection. A public version of the report was recently presented to all three Councils in open session during a Joint Council meeting on March 7.