Tag: Property taxes
City budget: Londoners sound off as politicians mull 2025 spending plan
City hall held its first and only public participation meeting for the $1.4-billion 2025 budget update on Tuesday evening, welcoming a total of 45 speakers. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the big-ticket items Londoners were most concerned about. ARK AID’S SHELTER BEDS Far and away the top issue of the night was […]
Council directs city staff to limit budget increase to 5%
So far, Owen Sound homeowners are facing an overall estimated four per cent tax levy increase on their property tax bill, city hall estimates show. If estimates hold, for a home assessed at $232,000, taxes would increase by $178.25, or $14.85 per month, a report to city council Monday says. The city uses 2016 assessed […]
Opposition building to proposed cut to community grants: ‘Vital services’
Dozens of London’s largest non-profits are pushing back against a bid to ease a tax increase, driven by the police budget, by cutting grants to small community organizations.
Non-profit leader speaks out as city politicians mull cuts to community grants
London’s non-profits shouldn’t pay the price for a rubber-stamped bloated police budget that’s raising taxes, a 350-organization network says as it launches a campaign against community grant cuts. Pillar Nonprofit Network is calling on organizations, including the biggest ones with the biggest voices, and all Londoners to push back against a city proposal that could […]
Everything you need to know about London’s 2025 city budget plans
London’s 2025 budget update has now been released, promising a smaller than anticipated tax hike through cutting community grants and not funding new year-round shelter beds in the core. LFP’s Jack Moulton chats with several city politicians about what they like, what’s missing, and what will be talked about. WHAT’S ON THE TABLE Before budget […]
2024 Election: State and Local Voters Consider Tax Increases for Water Protection
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
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City budget: Londoners’ 2025 property tax pain eased â a little bit
Londoners will face a slightly smaller property tax hike in 2025 than initially expected.
Crescent Wind Farm fuels push for greener Michigan
By Donté Smith Capital News Service In the rolling farmland of southern Michigan’s Hillsdale County, the Crescent Wind Farm towers over the landscape, generating renewable energy while stirring both hope and contention among residents. The wind farm, operated by Consumers Energy in Adams, Moscow and Wheatland townships, is part of the state’s growing push to meet […]
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City budget: Politicians re-visiting 2024-27 spending as big tax hikes loom
Taxpayers, hang on to your wallets. Next week, city hall will kick off its 2025 budget update, tweaking and amending the 2024-27 budget passed this year by city council. While meant to be geared toward relatively small changes, it’s possible old fights could resurface. LFP’s Jack Moulton breaks down what to expect. WHAT IS DIFFERENT […]