Prince Albert City Council has agreed to give Gateway Mall more time to pay its 2025 property taxes without facing late-payment penalties, following a sharp increase in its tax bill and an ongoing appeal of the property’s assessment.

At Monday’s executive committee meeting, councillors voted unanimously to approve a penalty-exempt period from Sept. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. The move gives the mall’s owners 16 months to pay their 2025 and 2026 taxes in full before penalties resume.

Financial Services Director Ramona Fauchoux told the council that Gateway Mall’s property taxes jumped from $521,118 in 2024 to $931,789 in 2025, an increase of $410,671, after the property’s assessed value rose by more than $16 million. The mall’s owners have filed an appeal, with a Board of Revision hearing

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