Shawn Petriw
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Draft city budget proposes 5.98 per cent tax increase
PrinceGeorgeCitizen
16Prince George, always raising taxes 2% or 3% more than inflation. They should probably have another slew of meetings about that, with all the managers in attendance, complete with catering, as usual.
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Spruce Kings d-man Bellamy, forward McNeil bolt to QMJHL
PrinceGeorgeCitizen 6Chest is right.Planning on the downtown needs to be immediately reconsidered. It is very likely the BCHL will be out of business within a few years because of the recent rules changes. This is a huge risk that hasn't been correctly factored into planning.City council and planners cannot afford to be flippant with this, nor can they assume hockey will be business-as-usual in the future.The taxpayers deserve a proper risk analysis and assumptions must be challenged. This is a whole new ballgame.
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Official Community Plan is up for discussion — here's what you need to know
PrinceGeorgeCitizen 5The best thing about an OCP is how fast it will be ignored by council when (if?) a big developer shows up with a bit of cash.
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