Tag: Property taxes
Tenants already settling in as London affordable housing project opens
Residents of a new affordable housing project in the cityâs south end have already begun moving in.
Fight over special assessment to rebuild mid-Michigan dams reaches state Court of Appeals
The Three-judge panel is promising to quickly issue an opinion
Owen Sound city council to debate draft budget Monday
When Owen Sound councillors sit down Monday to preliminarily set the 2025 tax levy, they’ll be starting with a 2.65 per cent increase. That would amount to just less than $10 more per month for the average bungalow owner. That increase is less than what council asked staff for — a draft operating budget with […]
London budget: The journey to a 7.3 % tax hike, and a dire warning for 2026
Its official, property taxes will be increasing in the new year by over seven per cent â marginally lower than what was forecast in late October to help fund London’s $1.4 billion spending plan.
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 […]