Mike Cluett

Tag: milton town hall report

  • Milton’s Budget Passes & Levy With A Twist

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    Just an FYI… according to reports today CPI rose to 2.4% in December.  Rate of increase in town portion of budget spending was 3.58% (add in 1.0% levy) for 4.58%.  http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2011/01/25/inflation-canada.html Last night council continued its marathon discussions on the budget and other items almost until the wee hours of the morning.  Since taking office we…

  • Hospital Levy Increases Tax Hike By 1%

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    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

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    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

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    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…

  • Say Cheese Mr Premier

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    From Christina Commisso Milton Canadian Champion McGuinty attends tweetup Local tweeters were greeted by an unlikely party-crasher Friday night — Ontario’s premier.Dalton McGuinty surprised about 25 people gathered for a meet-up among Twitter friends, better known as a ‘tweetup.’ “I want to be introduced as a fellow tweeter, and as Dalton,” the premier told organizer Robin…

  • Milton Police Blotter – January 13 2011

    —

    by

    Mike Cluett
    in

    From the Milton Canadian Champion Police respond to snowstorm-related car crashes Local police attended to six car accidents between the hours of 6:55 and 8:42 yesterday morning, at the tail end of this week’s snowstorm.  Although there were no injuries, all accidents resulted in property damage.Locations of the accidents included Britannia and Trafalgar roads, Martin…