Municipal Politics - Page 21

jammer139 · #**401** Posted **Oct 1, 2024, 3:20 PM**

Port Burwell - Bayham, a municipality with 7,000 residents on the eastern edge of Elgin County, is in line to settle the approximately $4 million remaining on its submarine debt in March 2025, when the 10-year term on its 25-year loan ends.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/small-communitys-big-debt-over-6m-submarine-set-to-be-paid-off

jammer139 · #**402** Posted **Oct 3, 2024, 9:15 PM**

Oopsie.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/london-politic...er-during-city-council-meeting-1.7061256

MolsonExport · #**403** Posted **Oct 3, 2024, 11:38 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammer139

Port Burwell - Bayham, a municipality with 7,000 residents on the eastern edge of Elgin County, is in line to settle the approximately $4 million remaining on its submarine debt in March 2025, when the 10-year term on its 25-year loan ends.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/small-communitys-big-debt-over-6m-submarine-set-to-be-paid-off

selling community centres and parks for....a submarine?

jammer139 · #**404** Posted **Oct 4, 2024, 12:11 PM**

New Ward map options being discussed ahead of the next municipal election.

"The fallout of London’s growth boom is cascading down to its election map, with changes potentially coming to all its wards to even out differences in population."

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/two-...llors-consider-redrawing-ward-boundaries

details here

https://watsonae.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a232c18cd09f482887d7317c7aa14eb8

MolsonExport · #**405** Posted **Oct 4, 2024, 2:09 PM**

i live in Ward 7, which, of course, is the most populated (and thus, underrepresented).

jammer139 · #**406** Posted **Oct 8, 2024, 12:27 PM**

Budget surplus and development charges.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/provincial-hou...e-in-london-s-municipal-budget-1.7065892

MolsonExport · #**407** Posted **Oct 8, 2024, 1:11 PM**

courtesy of double digit increases in taxation rates.

jammer139 · #**408** Posted **Oct 8, 2024, 1:12 PM**

CBC article on meeting today to discuss possible ward changes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/lo...rowth-here-s-what-could-change-1.7344780

jammer139 · #**409** Posted **Oct 9, 2024, 11:25 AM**

City Hall planning in a nutshell.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/three-year-del...t-to-restore-downtown-monument-1.7066804

jammer139 · #**410** Posted **Oct 9, 2024, 2:19 PM**

LFP article on debate on new Ward boundaries.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/at-c...-changes-loom-so-does-political-pushback

Djeffery · #**411** Posted **Oct 9, 2024, 9:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammer139

City Hall planning in a nutshell.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/three-year-del...t-to-restore-downtown-monument-1.7066804

Is it my failing memory or wasn't that thing restored not that long ago? I seem to recall it being covered over in a big box (similar to the cenotaph when it was done), but more than just the last couple years. Or am I thinking of something that happened like 20 years ago or something?

jammer139 · #**412** Posted **Oct 22, 2024, 4:52 PM**

Hyde Park BIA is proposing a large expansion of their area.

The proposal with a map is in the linked document.

https://pub-london.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=111976

inimrepus · #**413** Posted **Oct 22, 2024, 7:10 PM**

That's a very large expansion, I wonder how many of the businesses in the new area want this

jammer139 · #**414** Posted **Oct 24, 2024, 9:54 PM**

2025 City Budget review starting.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/city...t-2024-27-spending-as-big-tax-hikes-loom

jammer139 · #**415** Posted **Oct 25, 2024, 2:00 PM**

City to hire consultant to help create Downtown Master Plan. Plan on spending over $400K.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/downtowns-in-flux-again-can-a-new-city-hall-blueprint-fix-it

jammer139 · #**416** Posted **Oct 29, 2024, 12:36 PM**

City committee to hear staff recommendation on changing the 100m distance to 25m for homeless camps to residential properties.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/we...mpments-to-be-closer-to-houses-1.7365846

jammer139 · #**417** Posted **Nov 28, 2024, 12:50 PM**

Property Tax hikes for next year set.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/lond...7-3-tax-hike-and-a-dire-warning-for-2026

MolsonExport · #**418** Posted **Nov 28, 2024, 4:57 PM**

my wages went up 1.25% (thanks, Doug Ford).
my taxes will go up 7.3% (thanks, Josh Morgan).

We pay more, and keep less. will the quality of services rise by 7.3%? I think not. I imagine that the police are getting more than 1.25% pay raise (Doug Ford only likes to keep wages down for the occupations that don't vote for him).

Why are the tax rises higher for London than for other comparable cities? It is not like we offer residents so much more.

🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 times.

jammer139 · #**419** Posted **Dec 11, 2024, 2:03 PM**

Committee debates new Ward map options.

https://london.ctvnews.ca/councillor-mca...n-after-storming-out-of-debate-1.7141107

jaradthescot · #**420** Posted **Dec 17, 2024, 4:41 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

my wages went up 1.25% (thanks, Doug Ford).
my taxes will go up 7.3% (thanks, Josh Morgan).

We pay more, and keep less. will the quality of services rise by 7.3%? I think not. I imagine that the police are getting more than 1.25% pay raise (Doug Ford only likes to keep wages down for the occupations that don't vote for him).

Why are the tax rises higher for London than for other comparable cities? It is not like we offer residents so much more.

🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 times.

Look at our budget's biggest costs (infrastructure) and then look at our population density. We sprawled our way into this expensive situation and by the looks of the UGB debate, we're going to keep digging deeper into this hole.