Council stays firm on tax hike – By Jennifer Smith - Morning Star - January 30

The Eagle's comment: Right on John Hegler! Let's not forget the Nord hike of 7%, sewer rate hike of 5.2%, water rate hike of ?% (I was not allowed to ask how much the water rates will go up) etc. In addition, those taxpayers, whose assessment went up way above average will feel the real impact of 9.17% tax hike.

Councillor Malerby made a passionate speech expressing how hard they worked to come up with only 9.17% increase. Council is lucky, they are not on a fixed income as taxpayers pockets are deep. Had they have to survive on a fixed annual income they would have have to find some items to be postponed for later consideration. It takes willpower and dedication to manage other people's money as you would do with your own.

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