Municipal
Police hope working to mitigate poverty will eventually result in less local crime
Kawartha Lakes Police Services chief Mark Mitchell presented to council a detailed outline of the Community Safety and Well Being plan that will likely be adopted by council officially on Jan. 25.
City’s Adopt a Child program brings cheer at holiday time to families in need
Not all families can give gifts to their children in the way they would like. For those families who are on Ontario Works, disability, or receiving childcare subsidies, the city’s Adopt a Child program can help.
City commits $1 million to hospital
Kawartha Lakes council voted unanimously to donate $1 million to the Ross Memorial Foundation capital fundraising campaign for 2021.
Richardson chosen as deputy mayor
At the December 14 council meeting, Councillor Pat O’Reilly passed the baton to Councillor Tracy Richardson, from Ward 8, who was elected as the deputy mayor of Kawartha Lakes for the 2022 term, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
City residents will see a 4.5 percent increase in taxes for 2022
Kawartha Lakes council passed their 2022 operating budget at a special meeting of council on Dec. 7, keeping the increase in the tax levy to 3 per cent.
Council approves water and wastewater budgets
Special projects budget set aside for studies that plan for future growth
Two more important pieces of the overall Kawartha Lakes 2022 budget were approved by council at their recent meeting – a $34 million water and wastewater budget and the $1.8 million special project budget.
City proposes $221 million operating budget
$75 million in salary, wages and benefits; City says among lowest of single tier municipalites
Director of corporate services Jennifer Stover put before council earlier this week a detailed plan for the city’s 2022 operating budget.
