It seems that the Council table is split between slight tax increases and none at all. Mayor Keith Hobb introduced a motion calling for two million dollars to be put towards a variety of items in the budget that would put the tax rate at zero. Councillor Iain Angus says he's seen the negative impacts of having a zero percent increase. Angus says when he started on council in 2003, they had to cut services and staff to make up for several years of zero increases. The motions lost, but not before everyone had a chance to say where they stand on the tax increase issue.
