Posts tagged taxes
Coming Up: May 19

Council meets on Tuesday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. On the agenda:

  • Photo Enforcement: the contract with Global Traffic Group is expiring

  • Opioid Crises Class Action Lawsuit: we’ve been asked to be the representative Plaintiff

  • Property Tax Rates: a recommendation for a below-inflation increase of 1.25%

  • Property Tax Rebates: a potential rebate to allow properties to pay what they paid in 2019

  • New Capital Projects

  • Re-zoning Request in Kensington

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

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Coming Up: April 6
  • Council meets on Monday. We’ll be meeting over video conference. The agenda includes:

    • Downtown business taxes

    • Large Scale Tourism Event Grants

    • Borrowing for a property tax deferral

    • Inter-Municipal Collaboration Frameworks

    • Social housing definitions

    • School sites

    Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

  • Election Advocacy to the Province

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

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Coming Up: June 4 and 6

Council meets Tuesday. The most interesting agenda items:

  • Accessible Transportation: members of the public are coming to address Council

  • Small Lot Residential Developments: a proposal to temporary restrict how much are allowed in new neighbourhoods

  • Child Healthcare: a potential advocacy issue for Council.

Additionally, Council will meet on Thursday to discuss a new Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

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Coming Up: May 6

Council meets Monday night at 6:30. The most interesting agenda items:

  • Council Meeting Times: a proposal to start Council meetings at 3:00pm and change when Council Committees meet

  • A New Transit System Bylaw

  • Large Scale Tourism Event Funding: applications from Canadian Men’s Fastball Championships, Stompede, and Bear Creek Folk Music Festival

  • A New Council Code of Conduct

  • Property Tax Rates

  • Habitat for Humanity Project: Funding for land acquisition

  • Snowbird 8 Memorial Project

Following is more information and my take on agenda items.

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