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Council passes bylaw for final 2022 tax rate

May 26, 2022   ·   0 Comments

By Sam odrowski

A bylaw for Orangeville’s final 2022 tax rate was approved unanimously at Orangeville Council during a regular meeting on May 16.

The total increase for Orangeville’s residential taxpayers is 1.44 per cent.

When the 2022 Final Tax Rates report from Town staff came before Council, Mayor Sandy Brown commented that Orangeville is paying  $17 million to the County in this year’s budget.

“It’s a lot and I think those going forward, representing the Town of Orangeville, we’re going to have to do our homework here and make sure that the Town of Orangeville is getting its fair shake on that money that’s being spent because it’s a lot and I’m struggling with the value of it,” said Mayor Sandy Brown. “Orangeville is big brother here for the rest of Dufferin County and taxpayers of Orangeville are funding and subsidizing an awful lot in Dufferin County and I’m wondering if we need a better deal, frankly, going forward.”

He added, “So whoever is going to be in that [mayor] chair in the future, whether it’s myself or somebody else, I hope in the future, we consider that because we’re paying a heavy, heavy toll here, and I’m questioning it right now after sitting in that chair for now three and a half years.”

The motion to approve the bylaw for Orangeville’s final tax rate for 2022 was approved 7-0.

Council’s next meeting is

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