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CLARENCE-ROCKLAND BUDGET DELIBERATIONS UNDERWAY
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Les délibérations budgétaires ont eu lieu cette semaine avec une proposition d’augmentation des impôts fonciers d’un peu moins de 5%. - photo d’archive
JOSEPH COPPOLINO joseph.coppolino@eap.on.ca
property value of $310,000 in the munici- pality, the rate hike amounts to an annual increase in property taxes of an average of $107. The proposed water and sewer tax rate increase is 4.49 per cent, amounting to a $40 increase annually for the average household, and waste management services are drafted to increase by three per cent, or $6.44 annually. According to city treasurer Frédéric Des- noyer’s presentation, the average household will pay $3,896 in taxes in 2023. Of that, more than 30 per cent, or $1,369 goes to the United Counties of Prescott Russell (UCPR), the municipality receives $2,306 and $221 goes towards garbage collection. Budget discussions continued Tuesday night and a final budget is to be presented once deliberations are completed.
A draft 2023 budget for Clarence- Rockland is under deliberation at the council table. As it stands, the budget is calling for a nearly five per cent muni- cipal tax increase overall. The proposed 2023 operating budget is $50,701,000, representing a more than nine per cent increase over 2022. The capital budget, which includes “expenditures to purchase, develop or construct major new as- sets with useful lives greater than one year”, was presented to council at $25,200,000, a more than three-fold increase over 2022. In the budget documents presented to council, property taxes are to be increased by 4.87 per cent. Based on the average
SNC OFFERS FREE WOODLOT ADVISORY SERVICES
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
looking to learn more about their woodlot and tree identification. Property owners will also receive information about programs, such as the Ontario Managed Forest Tax Program, which can provide a tax reduction of up to 75 per cent on privately-owned residential land in Ontario.” Landowners may also be eligible to receive up to a $500 grant towards the creation of a Forest Management Plan for property tax benefits. Free woodlot visits in UCPR are being scheduled for 2023. The SNC is encoura- ging anyone interested in woodlot visits or management grants to call the SNC Office or email info@nation.on.ca. To learn more about SNC’s Woodlot Advisory Service visit www.nation.on.ca/land/forestry-services/ woodlot-advisory-service.
Anyone who owns at least 10 acres of woodlot can take advantage of a free advisory service. The South Nation Conservation (SNC) has announced that it will begin offering Woodlot Advisory Services (WAS) to residents who own at least 10 acres of forest. This free service is made available through support from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) and the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (UCSDG). “Through our Woodlot Advisory Service, a forestry technician will visit your property and suggest management options based on a preliminary site evaluation,” said Cheyene Brunet, SNC’s Forestry Technician. “The free program can also assist landowners
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