Council ratifies revised, reduced tax rates for 2017

LAMBTON SHORES — The recalculations are completed, and soon-to-be-prepared final property tax notices will advise owners of homes and cottages that they will benefit from a residential tax rate this year that is 1.70 per cent lower than in 2016. That’s an improvement from treasurer Janet Ferguson’s previously reported rate reduction of 1.20 per cent. She…