A copy of the 2011 Financial Statement, along with the 2011 Auditor's Report, can now be found in the Documents section of our website in the Financial Statements folder.

Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll for the R.M. of Pense No. 160 for the year 2012 has been prepared and is open to inspection in the office of the Assessor from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the following days: Monday to Friday, May 4 to June 4, 2012.

A byaw pursuant to Section 214 of The Municipalities Act has been passed and the assessment notices have been sent as required.

Any person who wishes to appeal against his or her assessment is required to file his or her notice of appeal, accompanied by the required fee for each assessment being appealed, with: The Secretary of the Board of Revision, R.M. of Pense No. 160, Box 190, Pense, Saskatchewan S0G 3W0, by the 4th day of June, 2012.

Dated this 1st day of May, 2012.

Carolynn Meadows,

Assessor

Landfill users:

As of April 18, 2012, refrigeration units (fridges & freezers) are no longer allowed at the municipal landfill.

The Annual Notice to Consumers regarding the Drinking Water Quality and Compliance for the Hamlets of Keystown and Stony Beach have been posted.

You can follow the link here or find the notices in the Document tab on our website in the Miscelleneous folder.

Funding of a maximum of $550 is available through the Farmyard Clean Up Grant if $825 is spent in cleaning up a vacant yard site or old building(s) on occupied farms. To be eligible for the grant, abandoned buildings should be burnt and the rubble buried or the buildings torn down and hauled to the landfill.

R.M. of Pense ratepayers interested in applying for the current year should complete an application form and return it to our office. Council must approve the application prior to any work taking place. Approval depends on the number of applications received for the year.

There are two types of permits that may be required if you are planning to build on your property.

The Saturday landfill hours are:

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The Wednesday landfill hours are:

noon to 4:00 p.m.

Holidays excepted.

For more information, click on the

 Administration tab then landfill.