Tag: City hall
City council votes 12-3 to back spending $16.9M in extra cash on tax relief
“At the end of the day, this surplus belongs to all the taxpayers of London”
Councillors reject push to rename Plantation Road: ‘Manufactured controversy’
London politicians have killed a six-year effort to rename a west London street with slave-era connotations after soundly rejecting a double-pronged attempt to restart the process. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, politicians voted 9-6 both against renaming Plantation Road to Larch Road, and conducting more public engagement to consider a renaming. “The history of the […]
Politician pushing for more debate on Plantation Road name change
Ward 12 Coun. Elizabeth Peloza, who first brought the issue to city hall, pledges to put it back up for discussion Tuesday.
Flush with cash, London city council will debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases or support social and cultural programs in the city.
Flush with cash, London city council is set to debate whether to offer homeowners a break on sky-high property tax increases approved throughout this term or spend it supporting social and cultural programs. City hall has posted a nearly $60-million budget surplus this year and some politicians want to use roughly $17 million of the […]
LTC politicians leery of service cuts to meet mayor’s tax hike target
London Transit politicians may shy away from service cuts, amid construction-related delays and further declines in Fanshawe enrolment.