The Municipality of South Huron passed its 2020 budget during Monday’s council meeting. CAO Dan Best says the budget is on that will see investments in infrastructure and projects that will help the municipality move forward.
The total capital projects will cost $9.3 million including some money set aside for for the recreation centre project.
The budget was done in a way to maintain current service levels while dealing with pressures such as increased insurance costs, aging infrastructure and policing cost increases.
CAO Dan Best says the OPP is still the best option for the municipality.
Best adds it would cost ratepayers 600-700 per property for own police service
The overall impact for ratepayers depends on property assessments but the increases for a home valued at $284 thousand 200 dollars which is the South Huron average is a 13.70 increase for rural properties and $31.89 for urban properties.
Full budget details can be found at https://www.southhuron.ca/en/government/finance-and-budget.aspx#Budget
