Patrick Raftis

MAPLETON – Township council has adopted a three-year operating budget that includes a 2024 levy increase of 4.27 per cent.

GUELPH – Wellington County’s library system will benefit from a posthumous donation of more than a quarter-million dollars.

GUELPH – Wellington County’s tax levy for 2024 would increase by 4.8 per cent under latest budget proposal before county council.

GUELPH – A former Puslinch council member and a current political science student from the township were recognized with an award and a scholarship named for female pioneer in local government.

MINTO –  A company planning to redevelop an energy storage facility in the Harriston Industrial Park is seeking a motion of support from Minto town council. 

MINTO – The Town of Minto will ask the Ontario government to leave a recent expansion of the Clifford Urban boundary in place.

MINTO – Water and sewage system capacity in some areas of Minto may not be sufficient to handle rapid growth without future upgrades, council here has learned.

MAPLETON – Council here has rejected a proposal to implement a two per cent dedicated tax levy to cover the financial needs of the township’s fire department.

MAPLETON – Annual cost of living increases for township staff here will be based on average Consumer Price Index figures for the previous 12 months ending in August of each year, but will be capped at four per cent in any given year.

MAPLETON – Mapleton’s mayor and council members will be getting pay increases to catch up with the average pay for local politicians in Wellington County.

MINTO – Façade improvement grants have been approved by town council for two buildings in downtown Harriston. 

MINTO – Town council has been presented with a proposed 2024 budget projecting a 4.39 per cent increase in the local levy and a tax rate increase of 1.74%.

GUELPH - A plaque bearing the names of county residents who paid the ultimate price during wartime was unveiled at the County of Wellington administration centre on Oct. 26.     

MINTO – Town council has authorized staff to proceed with an application for provincial Connecting Link funding for reconstruction work on Arthur Street West in Harriston. 

MINTO – Concerns were raised about the compatibility of a high-density development with the nearby Palmerston and District Community Centre at an Oct. 31 public meeting.