Tag: budget
Bluewater board budget projects more students next year
Enrolment growth and higher school space utilization are working in Bluewater District School Board’s financial favour, board business superintendent Andrew Low said June 5. BWDSB trustees will vote June 18 on the school board’s $277,378,764 budget for 2024-25, which was presented to the board’s business committee on June 4. The operating budget includes $11.745 million […]
Bluewater board budget projects more students next year
Enrolment growth and higher school space utilization are working in Bluewater District School Board’s financial favour, board business superintendent Andrew Low said June 5. BWDSB trustees will vote June 18 on the school board’s $277,378,764 budget for 2024-25, which was presented to the board’s business committee on June 4. The operating budget includes $11.745 million […]
Bluewater board budget projects more students next year
Enrolment growth and higher school space utilization are working in Bluewater District School Board’s financial favour, board business superintendent Andrew Low said Wednesday. BWDSB trustees will vote June 18 on the school board’s $277,378,764 budget for 2024-25, which was presented to the board’s business committee Tuesday. The operating budget includes $11.745 million or five per […]
No frills budget tabled in Meaford keeps projected tax hike lower than most
Meaford’s proposed operating and capital budgets will be put before the public at a statutory meeting on Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Staff presented draft budgets to council on Jan. 15 with a projected tax rate increase of 3.47 per cent on the municipal portion of property tax bills in 2024 and a total tax-supported […]
Public has its say on Owen Sound’s draft budget
After receiving detailed written budget criticisms, urgent cries for no more city budget increases and for council to respond to these concerns, just a few presented their concerns Monday night at a public meeting called by city council before passing a budget likely in late February. “I’ve lived here all my life, I’m retired, I […]
City council gives itself more time to scrutinize capital budget
Owen Sound council to have a closer look at the multi-year capital budget early next year in light of some new projects proposed and rising costs. Coun. Brock Hamley’s successful motion built on concerns raised that staff-proposed changes needed more scrutiny. “I think there’s a whole bunch of new items that have been added here […]
Council challenged after mayor praises its successes at year’s end
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy reviewed city accomplishments Monday night at council, then he heard complaints about taxes. Members of council, some wearing Christmas sweaters on the last council meeting of the year, listened to the mayor recall city accomplishments. A recording of his remarks and the entire council meeting is found on the city’s […]
Owen Sound bag tags will cost $3.50 each next year
Owen Sound’s garbage bag tags, which cost $2.50 now, will cost $1 more starting in the new year. Council endorsed Coun. Jon Farmer’s motion to increase the price to $3.50 each, in a split vote. Staff had recommended raising the price to $3.25 each. The change is estimated to raise about $100,000 and possibly more […]
Preliminary Owen Sound budget calls for 3.5 per cent hike
Owen Sound council started out pre-budget discussions Friday with an average residential taxpayer facing about a $166 increase in property taxes next year. That included a preliminary 3.5 per cent city budget levy increase and a predicted seven per cent Grey County levy increase, for a combined percentage increase of 3.89 per cent. Discussions are […]
Council approves 3.1 per cent tax increase for London homeowners
The increase will add roughly $98 dollars to the tax bill for the average London home assessed at $241,000 in 2019.