The Wood Buffalo council has approved a property tax cut, with councillors voting to set the property tax rate for 2016 at 2% lower than the 2015 property tax rate levels. Residents and businesses both could use a little relief right bow after everything that has happened, and though 2% may seem small it is…
Read moreTwo proposals for bylaw amendments were rejected as protectionist measures by the Wood Buffalo council. The proposed amendments would set steep fees for demolition permits and use of the landfill for any contractors who were not already established in the area before May 3 when the wildfire hit. Councillor Allen Vinni proposed a bylaw amendment…
Read moreA number of residents are upset over the pay raise that Wood Buffalo council members voted for themselves, with some receiving a new salary that is more than double what they were making before they voted to give themselves a hefty raise. As soon as the news reached the public there was anger and outrage.…
Read moreA policy proposal that was recently asked for by Wood Buffalo council members involved fly in fly out arrangements, and the council meeting went fairly quickly even though this proposal was just one of many items on the agenda. The audit committee proposal was given to the council requesting that a policy be implemented that…
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A recent Wood Buffalo council meeting included a number of motions on a wide variety of topics. One motion called for the downtown arena project to be scrapped, and another motion was seeking a funding commitment for the Willow Square project that has been in limbo for some time. The council also engaged in a…
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The Wood Buffalo Council is pushing for lower rural taxes, putting pressure on the province to do something about the problems that the rural tax rates are causing for a number of local people in the region. A number of business owners made complaints, as did aboriginal leaders. The complaints all show that the current…
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