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A modest tax hike in 2010

08 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Admiral Collingwood development, Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m...
The good news is that Collingwood residents face only a very modest tax increase in 2010: 0.0030% according to a sheet provided by the treasurer, Monday night. On a house assessed at $200,000 that translates to a $0.08 increase over 2009's taxes. Whew. That's a bullet dodged for most of us.

The bad news is that it's not...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, taxes, budget, spending, assessment 1 Comments


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The contentious budget

22 January 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick
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Collingwood's budget process has started and, as usual, the smallest amounts have proven the most contentious. Most of the larger items...

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Tags: taxes, Collingwood Municipal Madness, spending, budget committee, mayor 13 Comments


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User fees: the hidden taxes

19 December 2009
Posted by Ian Chadwick
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Every year council votes on the rates for fees and services for the coming year. Sometimes we even debate them, assuming that...

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Tags: council, municipal madness, Collingwood, user fees, taxes 2 Comments


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