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Why did so much happen at the beginning of April?

The task force comes after Ken Sim's ABC Vancouver dominated city council approved a 10.7 per cent property tax increase in its 2023 budget.

Vancouver is getting a new task force to ensure the money of taxpayers is being spent effectively and efficiently, the mayor announced Monday.

Members of the Moore County Board of Commissioners will split off into seven task forces to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the area in the year ahead.

The budget task force will go through changes after council members raised concern over lack of written reference to public engagement.

“I’m energized to continue to do some good work here in Cochrane, I’m excited for our future,” said Mayor Jeff Genung, “I think this is going to be a huge year…

With just two months ahead of a vote on next year’s fiscal budget, Moore County’s major departments presented their funding needs and departmental concerns to county commissioners this past week.

County Commissioner Catherine Graham will not seek re-election in 2022. She plans to serve out her current term representing District I before stepping down next November.

That the fiscal uncertainty, the conditions of the states and those kind of things, are creating this sort of environment of uncertainty that is making people put off spending. however, the housing market is showing signs of health and auto sales have been pretty strong, which given those are the two major bits of spending that normal americans do, its pretty interesting that thats happening. i think it shows you actually some possibility of a stronger consumer environment than is widely talked ...