Municipal Tax Levy to Rise by 3.16%
Last month, the 2020 municipal budget was approved, reflecting a 3.16% increase in the Municipal Residential Tax Rate. This consists of a 1.86% increase to cover the 2020 Operating budget and a 1.3% increase to fund the 2020 Capital budget. This rate increase is significantly lower than the actual increase in the amount required…
An Open Letter to Millbrook Council, BIA and Community
I am writing on behalf of the Millbrook Farmers’ Market Management Committee to express our concern about a proposal by Mayor Scott McFadden for the BIA to host a farmers’ market downtown on Friday evenings in July and August to capture cottage-bound traffic. While this may sound appealing, from a business perspective it is…
Imagine the Possibilities if We Focused on the Issues
I hate conflict. I know it can be helpful, but I prefer dignity and respect, which makes me a dinosaur. I can live with that. There are (usually) two sides to every story and I try to hear them both. It can be challenging. We all have our biases and sometimes it’s hard to…
Letter to the Editor
I would like to make a few comments on the risk assessment report that Cavan Monaghan Council received from staff in regards to allowing ORVs on the roads. Any time you add something to a road whether it is a walker, cyclist, or ORV, you have added a risk, so ORVs are not the…