The Municipal Tax Levy before and after growth remains below two per cent. Thursday's session, which lasted just over two hours, saw the levy remain u.
Finding savings is the focus of council as they strive to shrink the municipal tax levy.
The first budget review session Tuesday lasted five plus hours and covered corporate services, long term care as well as infrastructure and operations.
Council rejected funding a number of measures, including duct cleaning at Victoriaville Mall, adding another crossover and a property acquisition for the Northwest Arterial. When it comes to an environmental assessment for the Arterial, Mayor Bill Mauro suggested a final decision on that could happen next week following a meeting with the Ministry of Transportation.
After all was said and done, the elected body was able to cut $443,300 which helped get the increase to the municipal tax levy down to 1.93% before growth and 1.69% after growth.
South Bend City Clerk services available by phone, email
Even though most city offices are closed to in-person services through January 15, 2021, you can still access city of South Bend services by phone and email.
Residents can call (574)-235-9221 or email sbcityclerk@southbendin.gov for city-related questions. Residents can access City services remotely by calling 311 or visiting the website.
The Ordinance Violation Bureau will take ticket related questions over the phone at (574)-235-9462.
If residents need to file an appeal or make an Ordinance Violation payment/parking ticket: please use the South Bend city website.
If you need to make a payment for Code Enforcement or Animal Welfare citations, you can mail in your payment in the form of a check or money order to the Office of the City Clerk. Please include a copy of the citation.
Portage City Hall seal. (Photo by John McNeil).
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) The City of Portage announced Monday that it is encouraging residents to apply for positions in local government by serving on an Advisory Board or Commission.
The Portage City Council will be interviewing applicants for position openings on January 12, 2021.
According to the Council, all boards are currently accepting applicants, with current vacancies and expiring terms on the Zoning Board of Appeals. Portage residents who are registered voters in the city, and are interested in getting involved, are encouraged to visit portagemi.gov/151 to view meeting times and responsibilities.