Tonight's meeting of Council was an interesting affair. Councillor Garlick was acting Mayor as Mayor Corner was vacationing in Mexico. There were two items of considerable consequence on Taxpayers.
The first item, Universal Curbside Garbage Collection Services, was defeated on a split vote (3-3) despite Councillor Malerby's passionate plea to have it approved.
The other important and significant monetary item was related to budget. There was a motion to reduce the proposed tax increases from 9.17% to 6.95%. due to unexpected revenues. There were calls for further reduction to as low as 5.5%. Consensus could not be reached, thus they tabled the motion to a special meeting on March 31 at 4:00 PM. It appears that at least a modest tax reduction to 6.95% could be expected. Kudos to Council.
The first item, Universal Curbside Garbage Collection Services, was defeated on a split vote (3-3) despite Councillor Malerby's passionate plea to have it approved.
The other important and significant monetary item was related to budget. There was a motion to reduce the proposed tax increases from 9.17% to 6.95%. due to unexpected revenues. There were calls for further reduction to as low as 5.5%. Consensus could not be reached, thus they tabled the motion to a special meeting on March 31 at 4:00 PM. It appears that at least a modest tax reduction to 6.95% could be expected. Kudos to Council.
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