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Thunder Bay's city council was asked to reduce a proposed tax hike, reject a $4 million increase for police, backtrack on planned service cuts, and more as it heard feedback on the 2023 budget.

Thunder Bay's city council brought the 2023 tax levy hike down to around 4.5% on Tuesday after approving staffing and service cuts, but it remains uncertain where those will fall.

City administration’s roadmap to lower the tax levy hike to 4% doesn’t actually identify where most cuts would fall.

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Pay for members of the embattled Thunder Bay Police Services Board could more than triple to $10k – an increase some say would strengthen civilian oversight.

The Thunder Bay Public Library says the city's failure to deliver over $20 million in planned infrastructure funding over the past 15 years is challenging its ability to keep branches open and purchase books.

Municipal leaders in Thunder Bay say the city’s ballooning policing costs are unsustainable, but can’t be contained without provincial and federal help.

Thunder Bay's city council clearly signalled its support for a police budget that includes a nearly $4 million increase, in the third of four review meetings to set the 2023 city budget.

Crews will continue some work over the winter on a section of River Street that’s been closed since May of 2022, with the city projecting the arterial roadway will reopen before summer.

Thunder Bay’s city council heard a review of accessibility in the 2022 election, appointed citizens to committees, and renewed its integrity commissioner on Monday.