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Hawkesbury council and staff spent two days during the last week of January reviewing the 2026 municipal budget plan and trying to figure out how to avoid a 5.73-per-cent tax increase. A revised budget proposal that includes a 4.9-per-cent tax increase was worked out in the end and will undergo review and possible approval during the next council session later this month. (File photo)

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