Bruce County council ‘bites the bullet,’ approves infrastructure renewal levy

November 3, 2021 @ 12:00 pmLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Replacement of the Teeswater Bridge in Paisley (pictured) is going to be an expensive endeavour, and soon after the project is completed, the county must tackle replacement of another well-travelled bridge, the Durham Street Birdge in Walkerton. The price tag attached to the two runs to approximately $13 million, and has led county council to approve (in principle) an infrastructure replacement levy in addition to the regular levy in the 2022 budget. (Submitted photo)
BRUCE COUNTY – Bruce County council has decided to bite the bullet, however unpalatable it might be, and implement an infrastructure renewal levy of 1.5 per cent for 2022, in addition to the 4.8 per cent regular levy. The county, like many others over the past number of years, has been balancing the budget by…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.