Budget items

Realizing that these are tight budget times, please find below my preferences in regards to some of the items being considered included and some to be cut:
1. Retain the Neighbourhood Support Coalition: these are valued groups whose contributions towards community building and the sharing of ideas and information through their collective resources provide a much [...]

Evergreen Seniors Centre – Dinning Room

I have just read the Media Release concerning the closing of the Evergreen Centre Dinning Room. I am not in favour of this closure as it serves several senior appartments located near by with hot lunches. For several seniors living close by this is their only means of socialing. I truly believe that [...]

Budget

After receiving an e-mail from the city about things that could happen in the budget regarding parks. I decided to give my thoughts.
Being a long time coach of ball and hockey in Guelph here is the way I see it.
There are a lot kids in the city that need things to do (ball & hockey). [...]

9% tax increase eyed

The following article appeared in the November 26 edition of the Guelph Mercury:
Councillors heading into budget deliberations are staring down the barrel of a potential nine per cent tax increase, city officials revealed Wednesday.
And getting that down to a more palatable level could involve slashing services such as winter sidewalk plowing, cutting municipal staff and [...]

Guelph Wellington Seniors Association re Proposed Budget 2010

The following is a press release sent out today by the Guelph Wellington Seniors Association for your information.TB
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