Mike Cluett

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  • Milton Town Budget Barely Passes

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    From Christina Commisso, Milton Canadian Champion Town budget barely passes Council divided in approving Milton budget that will see municipal taxes rise by 4.58% The 11 members of council spent little time discussing the increase during Monday’s marathon meeting, which saw only six of 11 councillors vote in favour of the controversial budget. Much of…

  • Milton Police Blotter – January 27 2011

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    From the Milton Canadian Champion Restaurant broken into Sunday between midnight and 4:16 a.m., the Sunrise Grill on Bronte Street was the target of a break-in. The front plate glass door of the premise was smashed, police said.  An undisclosed amount of money was stolen. Electronics stolen in break-in A No. 3 Sideroad residence was…

  • Region Of Halton Approves 1.4% Increase

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    Again from Kim Arnott Region settles on 1.4% tax hike In a budget that will see close to $1 billion spent on infrastructure, programs, services, regional staff and police, Halton’s council was hung up on about $190,000.That amount represented the difference between capping Regional staff pay increases at 2.25 per cent, which was the amount…

  • Hospital Levy Increases Tax Hike By 1%

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    From the Milton Canadian Champion Christina Commisso, Milton Canadian Champion Town staff presented the budget committee a 2011 budget with a 4.86 per cent hike and included options to bring that percentage down to 1.66 per cent. The committee approved a 2011 budget with a 4.58 per cent tax increase. A passionate debate extended into…

  • Milton Police Blotter – January 20 2011

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    From the Milton Canadian Champion Teen robbed of cell phone outside Memorial Arena Shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday, two males approached a 16-year-old youth outside Milton Memorial Arena, police said. The two males proceeded to detain the victim, by holding onto his backpack, and steal his Blackberry.  The suspects fled, crossing Thompson Road. The first…

  • More 2011 Budget Feedback

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    There has been lots of discussion on the Hawthorne Villager web forum on the aftermath of the 2011 Milton budget that was passed by the committee on Monday.  You can follow it here. I made a comment on one of the threads regarding the importance of public involvement in the budget process that I’ll post here…