Tag: City council

Owen Sound water rates going up 8% this year

Owen Sound’s combined water and sewer bill is forecast to rise by eight per cent annually for the next three years, then moderate to six per cent annual hikes through 2030. Council approved just the first year’s increase Monday night. The average bill will increase by $112.32 over the previous 12 months, starting in July, […]

City briefs: buses, Flato, festival, newcomers, poetry, RCMP ride

Owen Sound Transit is operating an entirely new fleet. Starting Monday, the system is using new buses with low-floor ramps front and back, stop request buttons, bus banners that display the route and stop announcements broadcast on exterior and interior speakers. The buses can carry more passengers than before. GPS and ridership tracking will better […]

Departing city councillors say farewell at last meeting

Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy thanked three departing members of council for helping to guide the city over the past four years. Boddy suggested Deputy Mayor Brian O’Leary, a two-term councillor, should most be remembered for his successful advocacy at Grey County council for a one per cent budget increase annually for housing. Coun. John […]

Owen Sound voters return Ian Boddy as mayor, promote Greig to deputy

Voters returned Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy to the head of council and promoted Scott Greig to deputy-mayor Monday night. Boddy received 3,372 votes to two-term city councillor Richard Thomas’s 2,697 votes. Boddy got 55.7 per cent of the vote in that race to Thomas’s 44.4 per cent. Greig defeated incumbent Deputy-mayor Brian O’Leary 3,717 […]