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Hennessey, Melanie, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 17 Jan 2007, p. 9     Halton's 2007 budget received three preliminary stamps of approval lastweek, meaning local residents could be looking at a $30 tax increase this year. The document was endorsed by the trio of regiona

Hennessey, Melanie, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 25 Apr 2007, Section 1, p. 10     Savings from GTA pooling returned to municipalities cent of his constituents favoured using the money for a tax cut. But, Oakville Councillor Allan Elgar contendHalton's four municipalities just got

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 10 Mar 2006, p. 7     Dear editor, I am writing you concerning the letter to the editor titled, Change in town council needed, as printed in your paper on Friday, February 24, by Mr. Jim Marshall, of Georgetown. I, too, a

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 10 Jan 2007, 1, 9     Town Work began last night (Tuesday) to reduce the proposed 5.3 per cent 2007 Town operating budget hike. Budget committee (all members of council) met to begin the three-week process to whittle down

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 10 Jan 2007, 9, 1     Town Work began last night (Tuesday) to reduce the proposed 5.3 per cent 2007 Town operating budget hike. Budget committee (all members of council) met to begin the three-week process to whittle down

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 13 Jan 2006, 1, 3     Before the slicing and dicing begins Monday night (Jan. 16), the Town of Halton Hills budget committee got its first look Tuesday at the 2006 operating budget calling for a $50 increase in taxes on h

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 1 Feb 2006, p. 6     Dear editor, t's that time again to wait and see how much council will increase our realty taxes for another year. This time it can be as high as 6%, since town finance director Ed DeSousa is demandi

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 2 Feb 2007, 1, 3, 4     Attempts to lower the 2007 Town tax increase failed to fly with the majority of the Halton Hills budget committee at the final budget debate meeting on Tuesday night. These included lowering the 2 pe

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 2 Feb 2007, p. 6     So, when it was all said and done, the nitpicking concluded and the haggling completed by local councillors, you-- the Halton Hills homeowner-- will be paying roughly $50 more this year on your prope

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 12 Jan 2007, 1, 11     Town Finance Director Ed DeSousa has told budget committee members that the proposed 2007 budgets contain few "extras". DeSousa said the 2 per cent base budget increase to the operating budget does n

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 12 Jan 2007, p. 6     Editorial cartoon by Steve Nease. George Bush looking into open grave with Iraq tombstone, saying, "I've got it! If we just keep digging deeper, we'll come our sooner or later, right?"

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 18 Aug 2006, 1, 3     If nothing changes in the next five months-- and it likely will-- Halton Hills residents can look forward to an average $107 increase on their 2007 tax bills. Halton Hills budget committee-- which in

GAMBLE, CYNTHIA, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 20 Sep 2006, p. 1     `Creative' budgeting to reduce tax hike CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer A new method of budgeting, which Halton Hills Chief Administrative Officer Dennis Perlin describes as more transparent to taxpayers

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 3 Feb 2006, p. 6     A collective groan can be heard throughout Halton Hills as readers read about the $51 increase on their tax bills this week. Added to the Region and school board tax bills, the average homeowner, wit

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 24 Feb 2006, p. 6     Dear editor, The Halton Hills Public Library Board is very thankful to Town council for the $8 million in the capital forecast to fund a larger, more modern library designed to meet the needs of Geor

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 7 Feb 2007, p. 3     Halton Hills council approved the 2007 Town's operating budget of $22,327,200 at Monday's meeting. Among the highlights were: Taxes will go up by $50 for the average household with a home assessed at

Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 11 Apr 2007, p. 10     Halton Hills council members lauded the recent federal government's decision to extend the gas tax transfer to municipalities by two years to 2013-14. The announcement was made during the unveiling o

Tallyn, Lisa, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 27 Oct 2006, 1, 7     Candidates' meeting gets off to raucus start LISA TALLYN Staff Writer A candidates' meeting nearly ended before really getting started Thursday morning when mayoral hopeful Rob Heaton refused to foll

Hennessey, Melanie, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 26 Jan 2007, 1, 5     Local residents will be digging a little deeper in their pockets this year now that regional council has approved its 2007 budget with a $30 tax increase. The budget and business plan-- which also in

Gamble, Cynthia, Independent & Free Press (Georgetown, ON), 8 Feb 2006, p. 3     A last-minute windfall from the provincial government has dropped the 2006 tax hike from 5.1 per cent to 4.7 per cent. Halton Hills council approved the 2006 operating and capital budget and capital