County councillors draw $775,141 in remuneration
by Patrick Raftis. Wages, benefits and expenses paid to the 16 members of Wellington County council totaled $775,179 in 2016, down about $10,000 from 2015 ($785,179). The annual report on…
Hydro rate “cut” will cost us more over the long run, MPP Arnott says
On March 2, the Ontario Government announced a plan to lower hydro rates by 25% beginning this summer. In order to finance the rate cuts, the Government has extended the…
Questions raised on frozen well monitoring reports
by Mike Robinson ABERFOYLE – Puslinch councillor John Sepulis recently questioned a monitoring report update from a gravel company – considering the well was frozen. On Feb. 1, council reviewed…
Wellington County Budget Will Push Up Property Taxes
Wellington County Council has adopted their 2017 budget which will increase the county portion of property taxes by 2.9%. The budget includes increased investment in roads capital infrastructure to address…
Puslinch Council congratulates Lever on becoming Warden
by Mike Robinson. As the Dec. 21 Puslinch council session wrapped up, councillors congratulated Mayor Dennis Lever on his election as Wellington County warden. “I want to offer my congratulations…