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The final night of public deputations led to one councillor being ruled out of order. Council received feedback on the budget Thursday, but it was the first one from Henry Wojack that gave way to chair Mark Bentz putting his foot down with fellow At Large Councillor Aldo Ruberto. Wojack’s presentation focused on a few topics, which included reducing the municipal tax levy increase by 0.65%. He also wanted to discuss the Police Services Board which gave way to Aldo Ruberto to asking whether Wojack had done research on the number of incidents that local police deal with as compared to municipalities of a similar size. ....
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay s Country Feb 2, 2021 8:31 PM Council gave the thumbs up to the 2021 operating and capital budgets, which features a municipal tax levy below two per cent. Following Tuesday’s final session before pre-budget public deputations on Thursday night, the levy is at 1.83% before growth and 1.60% after growth. The elected body did vote in favour of a few savings that totaled $548,100, which included post-poning the opening of cashier counter service and the replacement of a generator for fire station #3. Among the increases council approved included $50,000 for new landing docks at Boulevard Lake and $9,000 annually for increasing the calcium spraying for gravel roads. ....
City Hall - Staff Photo The Municipal Tax Levy remains below the starting point of 2% heading into February. Wednesday’s third session of budget deliberations saw the levy increase to 1.98% before growth and 1.75% after growth thanks to a few increases. In the six hour session, the elected body earmarked $67,900 to freeze transit fares for the remainder of 2021 and added $15,000 each towards the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy, Age Friendly Thunder Bay and Poverty Free Thunder Bay. Council also approved a recommended one-time cut from administration of $12,000 for outside boards but soundly defeated three other suggestions for reductions totaling $147,200. They included $109,000 towards the CEDC Reserve Fund, $100,000 for the Clean Green and Beautiful Reserve Fund and a total of $38,200 for CEDC cleaning related expenses. ....
The Municipal Tax Levy before and after growth remains below two per cent. Thursday's session, which lasted just over two hours, saw the levy remain u. ....