Fort Erie Council Approves Operating and Capital Budgets for 2020

Monday, 24 February 2020 14:02

By Marcie Culbert

Residential property taxes will be going up in Fort Erie.

Town Council recently approved the Operating Budget for 2020.

It includes about a 1.55 percent tax increase, but it works out to 2.47 percent when you combine it with the Region and Board of Education levies.

Council has also given the green light to a Capital Budget of $18.7 million.

It's going to fund 63 projects total, including the construction of a newly amalgamated Fire Station 4.

It's one of the most expensive projects in the budget, with a price tag of $3.4 million.

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