Tag: Susan Stevenson
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.
One city hall politician wants answers as to whether the city can recoup $1 million in lost property tax revenue from a London cricket processing plant now facing bankruptcy.
One city politician wants answers as to whether city hall can recoup $1 million in lost property tax revenue from a London cricket processing plant now facing bankruptcy.
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 […]
Mayor, councillors pivot on using budget surplus for tax relief: ‘180-degree flip’
Just one year after city politicians forcefully shut down a similar idea, some have changed their tune on using surplus money to reduce tax increases, including during the last year of their term. Wednesday, council’s infrastructure and corporate services committee endorsed splitting $16.9 million of city hall’s nearly $60-million surplus to lower property tax hikes […]