The municipal budget process set to get underway with a presentation of the draft document tonight.
Tonight’s meeting begins at 6pm in Council Chambers and is open to the public. The meeting will also be broadcast on YourTV and streamed online on Facebook.
But if you have ideas about where your property taxes should be spent, a series of budget open houses are scheduled for next week.
Budget Chair Brock McGregor says public feedback is vital.
“Everything we do is really based on needs within the community and those needs are assessed in different ways,” McGregor says. “One of those really important ways is through feedback and community engagement.”
The full schedule of budget open houses:
Tuesday, January 22, 4:30 to 6:00 pm
Ken Houston Memorial Agricultural Centre, 1212 North St., Dresden
Tilbury Arena, Ryder Hall, 55 Bond Ave., Tilbury
Wednesday, January 23, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Blenheim High School Cafeteria, 163 Chatham St. S., Blenheim; and Wallaceburg Municipal Office, 786 Dufferin Ave., Wallaceburg
Thursday, January 24, 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Active Lifestyle Centre, 20 Merritt Avenue, Chatham
Budget Committee deliberations are scheduled for January 30, 31 and February 5 from 6:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. in council chambers.
Tentative sessions are scheduled February 6 and 7 from six to 10 p.m. at the same location.
