City Hall

City staff put forward a recommendation to increase the tax-supported operating budget by $250,000 for expenditures, which would result in an increase to the municipal tax levy of 0.11 per cent.

Red River Coun. Michael Zussino suggested adding $150,000 from the capital general reserve fund to hire an outside consultant to look into a potential Intercity mall location for the Thunder Bay Public Library.

“City council is who sets the budget so we need to be able to speak to them and express our concerns,” said Chamber of Commerce President Charla Robinson.

Council voted in favour of a list of recommendations brought forward by staff, which dropped the figure to 5.48 after growth.

Sessions tonight as well on Feb. 1, Feb. 5 and Feb. 7 begin at 5:00 p.m. The budget is scheduled to be ratified on Feb. 12.

"It’s the city council who make the decisions, not really the people behind the table that we're speaking with tonight.”

Staff noted that the projected infrastructure deficit for core assets is $13 million and the overall deficit is more than $30 million.

What to do with the former Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital (LPH) property site and a permanent solution to re-establishing a forensic pathology lab in Thunder Bay were discussed over three days in Toronto.

What you pay will be based on the amount of the tax levy and your property assessment value determined by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

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