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Fanwood World NJ War II vets in Memorial Day spotlight

From Staff Reports View Comments FANWOOD – It’s a club with shrinking membership, but the borough is proud of its World War II veterans and will honor them during this year’s Memorial Day ceremony, 9 a.m. Monday at the Fanwood Library. “Our town has a proud heritage of residents who have served in the military and, in many cases, given their lives,” said Mayor Colleen Mahr. “There are currently four vets we know of who served during World War II and still live here after serving their country and raising their families. I love what they represent to our town. We salute them and pay tribute to them.”

New, smaller buses now in use by Thompson transit system

They cost about $400,000 plus taxes and are equipped with a GPS system that will help the city assess the efficiency of existing transit routes and eventually enable bus riders to track them buses around the city in real time “The arrival of these new buses will enhance transit service and encourage Thompson residents to choose a greener and more efficient way to commute,” said federal Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal in a May 7 news release, while provincial Central Services Minister Reg Helwer said Manitoba was pleased to support public transit in Thompson by helping pay for the new buses. “Improvements to our transit system have been a long time coming,” said Mayor Colleen Smook. “Public transit that works well is an important part of an accessible and inclusive city.”

Property tax increase in 2021 budget unpopular with residents speaking at financial presentation

For a residential property assessed at $174,680, the total taxes before the provincial education tax credit is applied will be $3,656 compared to $3,584 in 2020. For a commercial property valued at $1 million, total taxes would be $36,030 this year compared to $35,447 last year, a difference of $583. The total city budget, if passed without changes, will be about $41 million. About 69 per cent of that is accounted for by salaries and benefits (47 per cent) and paying for RCMP services (22 per cent). The city said in a press release that council decided to include an increase in property taxes this year in order to attempt to qualify for federal-provincial grant funding for road work and water and sewer work. Though they are still pending approval, obtaining these grants would see the city complete $5.7 million of road work with less than $1 million of city money provided and $6.8 million in water and sewer work while contributing $1.8 million of city funds. The city said in a pr

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