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West Lincoln approves 5.68% budget increase By Tristan Marks NewsNow West Lincoln has approved its 2021 Capital and Operating budgets, coming in at a 5.68 per cent tax levy increase for the township’s portion of the bill. When blended with the Region’s levy, West Lincoln residents will see a 3.1 per cent increase to their tax bill, which works out to a $11.32 increase on the monthly tax bill for an average home assessed at $382,397.
Included in this budget are a number of key items, including: • $1.3 million of road rehabilitation projects covering 5 km of roads, which represents an increase of $165,000 from 2020 spending; • A $630,000 project to hard-top just under 4 km of road on Concession 5 between Abingdon Road and Westbrook Road which represents the first hard-topping of a road in over 10 years; • Additional volunteer See BUDGET, Page 3
Jordan improvement plan gets green light By Tristan Marks NewsNow Lincoln Council voted unanimously on Monday to proceed with a revised Jordan Village improvement plan budget after additional savings were found. Staff presented an updated municipal budget with a net $125,000 savings compared to a version proposed last month. Staff worked to cut $275,000 from the project budget for this year at the direction of council. Of this, $75,000 came from removing a number of
Silva soil cells from the final plan. The other $200,000 came from staff recommending council defer the purchase of maintenance equipment until the 2022 or 2023 budgets. However, this new budget included the amendment introduced by Coun. Paul MacPherson at the previous meeting to add more paver stones to the project design, which increased the budget by $150,000. During discussion, the councillors voiced their support for the See JORDAN, Page 5
Chuck Goldhang and wife Bonnie Hoyle, pictured in a previous vacation photo, are very appreciative of a string of people who made a big difference in his life after a health scare while clearing snow at his Beamsville home.
Appreciative resident thanks Lincoln staffer, EMS workers, WLMH team (Editor’s Note: Last week’s edition included a rare opinion piece on the front page. This week, another rarity, a Letter to the Editor on the front, from a very appreciative reader. Mr. Goldhang was the subject of a story last week after a Town of Lincoln operations employee stopped the plow he was operating to aid Mr. Goldhang who was in distress while shovelling snow.) Dear Editor, We live in a great community!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Steven Shorthouse for coming to my aid two weeks ago when he discovered me unconscious on my driveway. I have no recollection of what happened and would like everyone to know that I am doing very well. This last year has seen some trying times for all of us, but in the midst of it all, my wife and I can attest to the fact that good samaritans do exist.
I am retired but coincidentally, drive a snow plow, clearing the on/off ramps on the QEW! So, thanks, once again, to “my brother behind the plow”, the paramedics who assisted me, the excellent staff at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital and our wonderful neighbours on Frances Crescent. Things could have turned out very differently. Chuck Goldhang and Bonnie Hoyle Beamsville