The township of Emo continues to work on its 2021 budget.
Administration has put forward a budget that includes a 2.5 per cent increase in the residential tax rate.
There’s still $320 thousand in reductions that are needed to get to that level.
Councillor Harrold Boven would like to see what it would take to reach a zero increase.
“We are in a COVID situation. I see businesses in town that are not getting any revenue,” says Boven. “And if we do that, what impact does that have locally. Maybe we don’t want to do that, but I want to see or have a discussion with Council to say what are the possibilities.”
Mayor Harold McQuaker, who got disconnected during last night’s special council meeting, is also supportive of a budget that hold’s the line on taxes.
Administration is to crunch some numbers for Council to review at their next budget discussion.
The hope is to finalize the budget by the middle of July.
