Tag: London budget
LFP Letters to the Editor: October 11, 2025
Free Press readers sound off on the topics of the day, including removing speed cameras, Marineland beluga whales and the city’s $30-million surplus.
Ontario surprise shaves nearly a point off London’s projected tax hike
London politicians met Wednesday in the final advance meeting of their budget committee, finding some surprise savings through a legal interpretation by Queen’s Park.
London’s tax cut effort: A serious fix or ‘a piece of political theatre’?
As city hall looks to limit next year’s tax hike, there’s limited appetite to cut services either within the city hall or from agencies funded by the city
2026 London budget: Tempers flare as council eyes fee hikes, service cuts
Proposed cuts to services, possible hikes in recreation fees, and a heated argument over bike lanes. LFP’s Jack Moulton on Thursday sat in for a city council meeting on the 2026 civic budget
Next on city council’s cost-cutting agenda: Axing new bike lanes
As city hall seeks savings to meet Mayor Josh Morgan’s order to cut next year’s proposed tax hike, two politicians have their own idea: Delaying or cancelling bike lane projects. Ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the budget committee, councillors Susan Stevenson and Paul Van Meerbergen are proposing a motion to have city hall staff come […]