Council Preview: Special Meeting
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council meets Friday at 9 a.m. to get a report from the environment and infrastructure services
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Council Preview
In by-laws one needs to be passed in order to receive $543,912 as its share of the Ontario Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for the Public Transportation Program.
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Council Preview
In 2020 council approved a $30,000 budget to replace the call recording equipment, but staff say other priorities kept the replacement form being done.
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City Committee Vacancies
ShareBy John Swartz The surest way to affect some change with how the City of Orillia operates, other than voting,
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Nominate A Citizen Of The Year
ShareBy John Swartz If there were no volunteers, Orillia wouldn’t function. Sometimes individuals do more than asked or required and
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2022 Budget Wraps Up
“I think it’s very important that we all remember that this is the two year total of 2.94 (percent)..”
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Council Preview
If council wants to do so, staff recommend limits be lowered for 2023 because it will cost $635,000 to post 1350 required signs…
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Annexation Open House
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia last expanded its borders 35 years ago, and because of provincial regulations related to several provincial
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Traffic And Parking Study Survey Results
ShareBy John Swartz Results from an online survey in October about Orillia’s traffic and parking in the downtown and on
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2022 Budget Preview, Part 2
ShareBy John Swartz Orillia council meets in budget committee Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The full day meetings will deal
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