Tag: Owen Sound

West Grey agrees to hear Owen Sound’s policing cost offer

West Grey council on Tuesday accepted an offer from Owen Sound’s mayor to provide a policing cost estimate for the municipality. West Grey council in a split vote decided to seek an OPP costing in December too. Council is to receive an OPP costing timeline update on March 15, said Coun. Rebecca Hergert, who moved […]

Rising costs make building affordable housing difficult: developer

A developer who’s seeking to build 829 housing units on land across from Georgian College told city council Monday he’ll make housing there “as economical as possible” but he’s never seen construction costs soar like they continue to do. Shakir Rehmatullah, president of Flato Developments, made the comments in response to affordability concerns raised by […]

City approves hourly transit service but there’s a mood to do more

City buses will be moving to one-hour service from half-hour service this summer as a pilot project to save money. The city’s transit system is responsible for about half of this year’s $836,000 budget levy increase over last year, council was told Monday night. Council is grappling with how to make the system more affordable. […]

City budget passes with recorded vote and fireworks

Owen Sound council approved its 2022 budget Monday night which will see the average residential taxpayer pay about $103 more than last year. A residential property with a 2016 assessment of $235,000 would see a total tax bill of $4,256, up from $4,153 last year. This figure includes city, county, and education taxes. The vote […]