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Home My WebLink AboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-02-23, Page 98 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 County tables lean draft budget Paul !laden (SMI Apen y Lambton County's residential prop- erty tax rate would decrease 5.38% if council adopts the $165 -million draft budget county staff delivered Wednesday. "I'm sure our people back home will be happy with these figures," Point Edward Mayor Dick Kirkland said after the council session in Wyoming. "1 could have made the motion to accept it:' A rise in new property assessment across the county is part of the reason administrators were able to avoid pro- posing a budget to council that would increase the tax rate. "1'm really pleased with the way things turned out today," said Warden Steve Arnold. "Is it where it should be? I'm not sure. We'll see wlutt coundl says." Council Is scheduled to hear from several local organisation on March seeking grants totalling $514,00() that are not included In the proposed budget. The groups include Pathways !Width Centre, the YMCA of Sarnia- launbton, la►wrence 1 louse Centre for the Arts, I larnmony for Youth, taunb- ton Seniors Association and the Flor- ence and Sydenham District Optimist Club. County council will debate the budget March 16. "'this is the year you want to be sen- sitive to the impact on the taxpayers, when people are dealing with the 1 Iti 1' and all the other inflationary pres- sures" said Sarnia Mayor Mike Headley. "'Times are still tough out there for everyone," Arnold said. ii This is the year you want to be sensitive to the impact on the taxpayers, when people are dealing with the HST and all the other inflationary pressures — hike Bradley, Sarnia Mayor "We need to make sure we balance out our needs, our desires and what people can actually afford," John Innes, the county's general manager of financial services, said Lampton faces about $3 million iln cost increases that are out of its con- trol, imitating rising insurance premi- ums, wage contract and benefit increases and growing demand for welfare. But, at the same time, Ontario is taking $3.4 million in Ontario Disabili- ties Support Program costs off the county's shoulders this year. "The people of 1,ambton County avoided a big bullet on that one," Innes said. 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