Owen Sound Sun Times

After rejecting budget proposals, Meaford council will try again

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Meaford council will tackle its 2025 municipal budget again later this month, given it became clear in November it was on a path toward a “highly embarrassing” tax increase, said Meaford Mayor Ross Kentner. Meaford’s former chief administrative officer introduced a new budget process that sorted spending into “core” and “elective” services, a process which […]

London Free Press

Thames Valley board selling surplus properties to trim $16.5M deficit

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The cash-strapped Thames Valley District school board plans to sell surplus properties to cut its mounting $16.5-million deficit, its leader says. “We have a few properties of vacant land across the district under consideration,” said Bill Tucker, the board’s interim director. The board will meet in sessions closed to the public to discuss selling the […]