Clarity that the Surrey Police Service will oversee policing in B.C.’s second-largest city by November ended six years of uncertainty. …Surrey has been courting manufacturing and distribution businesses by expanding its base of industrial-zoned land, particularly in Campbell Heights. …Industrial landowners in Surrey have seen BC Assessment increase estimated values for their properties, and the city has increased its property tax rate. S&R Sawmills principal and president Jeff Dahl said that his 60-year-old family business that employs about 300 people has seen soaring tax increases in recent years. …Add higher property tax rates and Dahl’s 2024 property tax bill was $652,482.82. That is 276.7% more in property taxes than in 2019. At the same time, Dahl’s business has struggled in the past five years amid ongoing challenges faced by the BC forestry sector. He said a tax break would help his business and nearby ventures, such as Teal Jones, which is operating under creditor protection.