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Posted inHamilton City Hall

Hamilton’s Rural Areas Getting Hit With Large Area-Rated Tax Shift for Fire Services

by Joey ColemanApril 3, 2021

The urbanized areas of Wards 10 and 11 are moving from the rural tax base to urban, means a shirt of fire costs and increases of between $113 to $178 to the average rural properties tax bill.

A Burlington Transit bus in Downtown Hamilton at night. Generic photo for illustrative purposes
Posted inHamilton City Hall

Flamborough HSR Bus Service Cost Now Split Between Waterdown and Hamilton Ratepayers

by Joey ColemanMay 4, 2020October 11, 2021

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