Budget to pass Feb. 7?

WINCHESTER - Specific figures regarding a speculative 2012 Township of North Dundas levy weren't released to the media by press time this week.

However, it appears the municipality's budget is on track to be passed at a Tues., Feb. 7 regular meeting of council.
Council and staff continued with another number-crunching session at the Winchester council chambers on Tues., Jan. 24.

North Dundas Mayor Eric Duncan urged his colleagues to get in touch with department directors if they wished for clarification, or to make further comments, before the Feb. 7 meeting so the passing of the budget won't be hindered that night. "The department heads will be here on the 7th," Duncan said. "But, if there are any questions, talk to them tomorrow, or before [the meeting]."

Before residents and business owners can form an idea of how much they'll pay in property taxes for 2012, two more organizations must pass their budgets: the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry and the Upper Canada District School Board.
Those two parties ­ plus the Township of North Dundas ­ will combine their budgets to create a single overall tax bill applied to each property (whose value is determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation).




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