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After a convoluted discussion that was at times difficult to follow, council has decided on a taxation scheme that will temporarily spread the costs of hiring eight new firefighters across the city.
During this week’s council meeting, councillors discussed area ratings, which, broadly speaking, assign different taxation rates to different parts of the city, based on the transit and municipal fire service received. There are four different zones within the city urban, composite, volunteer commuter and volunteer.
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