City budget talks weigh new fees and tax hikes
Medicine Hat council debates a two year budget plan to close a 16 million shortfall by 2022. Administrators propose a municipal consent and access fee on residents as a stable income while phasing in a seven percent tax increase and cutting costs to restore budget balance.
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Robert Dumanowski
Phil Turnbull
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Kris Samraj
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Final phase of road work on South Railway Street
The final phase of road reconstruction on South Railway Street aims to finish by August end. Traffic is partly one way during construction and will be two way after completion, with new turning lanes, a boulevard, and a multi purpose trail installed. Parking will be added along businesses and at some locations with lane designations and markings to guide drivers.
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Sandeep Pareek
Municipal Works Department
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Gillian Slade
Medicine Hat police chief joins Holocaust education trip to Europe
Medicine Hat Police Chief Andy McGrogan will travel to Poland and Israel on the Simon Wiesenthal Center Holocaust education mission July 1 10. The trip visits Krakow Auschwitz Warsaw ghetto Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with survivor testimony to spur discussion on preventing hate in communities. McGrogan says the experience will inform diversity efforts at home and notes he is funding his own travel.
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Online Poll Question on Retaliatory Tariffs
Medicine Hat News reports today’s poll asking if Canada should impose retaliatory tariffs on U S products. Yesterday's results show 49 percent favor first past the post, 51 percent prefer another electoral system.
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Correction on Rural Bus Pilot Budget Update
Friday's News article on the Camrose Edmonton rural bus pilot misstated the total budget. The correct total for the four grants is 1.4 million dollars over three years, covering multiple municipalities in Camrose Edmonton and Grande Prairie regions.
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