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Despite a $12 million deficit in the capital reserve account, which always captures everyone’s attention, combined with the value of other reserves the City has established, the City is on the healthy side to the tune of $49.5 million.
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Our current waste diversion rate hovers around 64%. We want, and need, to get it closer to our target of 75%.
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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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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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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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ShareBy John Swartz The surest way to affect some change with how the City of Orillia operates, other than voting,
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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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“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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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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ShareBy John Swartz Orillia last expanded its borders 35 years ago, and because of provincial regulations related to several provincial
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