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Serving Perth for over 21 years!
Heated leather, Dual DVD players, Navigation, Sunroof, Loaded with 196,102 km. JP3601
2008 PONTIAC VIBE
17,995
Tax and license fee extra
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710 Barnes Street, Kemptville
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Local trade, great commuter, serviced here since 2012.
1.8 liter, hatchback, 141,000 kms
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2009 HONDA CIVIC DX-A
7,995
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Financing Available O.A.C.
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January 29, 2015 | 68 pages
Final draft budget sees 6.18% tax increase in North Grenville Jennifer Westendorp jwestendorp@perfprint.ca
News – The North Grenville Council adopted the final draft budget 2015 on January 26. It includes a 6.18 per cent tax increase. “The Committee of the Whole recommended at the last meeting (held on Jan. 19) that the final draft budget be adopted at the next council meeting,” said Brian Carré, North Grenville CAO. Carré prepared a presentation, to go over the final draft budget in detail with council. He explained that in December 2014, senior staff identified four key budget challenges for 2015. These include the $272,000 cut from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund in 2015, the increase in operating costs higher than the rate of inflation, the infrastructure deficit which is being addressed by a 2 per cent tax increase annually for the next 10 years and the doubling of a 10-year financial commitment to the Kemptville District Hospital in 2015 from $50,000 to $100,000. Carré explained the tax rate increase is over and above increases to individual property assessment as conducted by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation for 2015. “To illustrate this, in the event that the average property in North Grenville were to increase in value from
$317,380 to $333,250, which is a 5 per cent increase in value in 2015, then the municipal portion of the tax bill would increase by $101.60 (6.18 per cent) and the MPAC increase would be $87.41 (5 per cent),” said Carré. “The total municipal portion of the tax bill increase would be $189.01 in 2015.” He explained the breakdown of taxes, of which 47 per cent is municipal, 34 per cent is education and 19 per cent is the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. “We can’t provide you with the education amount or the county amount, as they are not set yet,” said Carré. He further explained the breakdown of municipal taxes, of which 3.5 per cent is library services, 22.5 per cent is public works, 7.9 per cent is protective services, 0.9 per cent is hospital, 23.8 per cent is police, 2.3 per cent is corporate services, 14.8 per cent is capital, 3.3 per cent is planning and development, 2.8 per cent is recreation, 13.8 per cent is the North Grenville Municipal Center and 4.4 per cent for waste services. “The police cost is the highest we, as taxpayers, have to pay,” said Carré. He explained there is to be a reduction of $191,430 in policing costs over the next four years. Carré went over the 2015 budget highlights. See CAO page K2
Jennifer Westendorp/METROLAND
Beaver sleep over at Limerick Forest Chalet Community – The Oxford Mills and Merrickville Beavers gathered at the Limerick Forest Chalet on Friday, Jan. 23 for a sleep over. The first craft they did was an Olaf (snowman from the movie Frozen) inspired night light. Following the craft, the Beavers went outside for a campfire, with hotdogs and s’mores. The youngsters enjoyed travelling the trails of Limerick Forest the following morning. In this photo the Beavers are showing off their Olaf night lights.
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