Its official, property taxes will be increasing in the new year by over seven per cent â marginally lower than what was forecast in late October to help fund London's $1.4 billion spending plan.
Downtown London's business district will get some extra money for street cleaning and graffiti removal, but not for property damage or enhancing security
Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jack Moulton about city council getting ready to put the finishing touches on London's $1.4B budget for 2025.
City politicians voted unanimously Wednesday to give some overnight shelter beds for the homeless a financial lifeline until new federal funding can be arranged.
A number of local agencies for London's vulnerable residents are going to bat for a cleaning program cut from the latest budget.
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A push to use a sliver of the city’s $31-million budget surplus to reduce a projected 8.8 per cent property tax increase next year fell flat Tuesday, with one councillor arguing it would become a “budget bomb.” Councillors debated a report from city staff about what to do with the
London Free Press
Now that she has the final, true total of her municipal property tax increase, Tracy Turner-Watt says she's terrified.
London Free Press
Host Rachel Gilbert spoke with LFP city hall reporter Jack Moulton about the 28% year-over-year increase proposed for the 2024 London police budget and the pushback from some taxpayers
Barring a mayoral veto, the month-long multi-year municipal budget debates will end when city politicians have one final meeting on Thursday.