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Average residential taxes to increase by $130
June 3, 2015 · 0 Comments
Homeowners with a property assessed at $500,000 can expect a $129.95 increase to their annual tax bill following Council’s approval of the 2015 Municipal Budget last week.
Council passes bylaw getting tough on community mailboxes
Aurora has followed in the footsteps of the City of Hamilton to try and regulate where Canada Post places new community mailboxes as they phase out door-to-door mail delivery service – and now it is time to play the waiting game.
Aurora CAO to leave next month
Aurora’s Chief Administrative Officer Neil Garbe will leave his position by the end of June for a new gig within York Region, The Auroran has learned.
Limited options remain to address affordable housing crunch
Council may have balked at what is considered affordable housing in Aurora, but there are limited options on the horizon to address the issue.
Medical pot production set for municipal approval
Medical marijuana production facilities in Aurora’s new business park could get Council’s green light this week, but local lawmakers aren’t necessarily keen to roll out the red carpet.
New policies could be in the offing as Aurora tackles encroachments
Aurora residents are set to approach Council this week to speak out against removing encroachments from their properties onto municipal rights of way – but some Councillors question whether a July 15 deadline to rectify the problem is the best way forward.
Hundreds bid fond farewell to the “little school with the big heart”
John Mullings only had about five years’ teaching experience under his belt when he walked through the doors of George Street Public School for the first time in 1963. Over the following six years, he instilled ...
Fresh sod lays groundwork for old tradition ahead of Pan Am Games
To find your roots, you have to do more than scratch the surface, and landscaping crews will be on hand beginning this week to excavate the north lawn of Hillary House, making it ready for July’s Pan Am Games.
Yellow Brick House is looking for a few good men to eliminate violence against women
Okay, so more than a few would be great, but spreading the word that violence against women will not be tolerated is a message Yellow Brick House is hoping to get out to the community one brick at a time.
Community Recognition Awards honour Aurora’s brightest “ambassadors”
In the words of Mayor Geoff Dawe, they are “the mortar that really binds our community together”, and on Monday night, over 90 outstanding community volunteers and organizations were honoured for their contributions to Aurora at the Town’s annual Community Recognition Awards.
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