Jan 22 - Local News, Views & Events

Plus: A letter to the editor on the City of Owen Sound's debt and whether we're well-positioned for the critical infrastructure needs of the future

Jan 22, 2025

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The City of Owen Sound’s Public Budget Meeting is approaching on Monday, January 27, and we remain open to resident perspectives. In a follow-up to his letter on core infrastructure, David McLeish reminds community members the budget is not only about tax rates—we must consider the City’s debt, as well.

Letter: City's Debt an Important Aspect of Owen Sound Budget Talks

The Owen Sound Current

Jan 21

Letter: City's Debt an Important Aspect of Owen Sound Budget Talks

Owen Sound’s infrastructure (buildings, roads, pipes) has been chronically underfunded. In other words, the services we rely upon to deliver water, remove and treat our waste, drain stormwater, etc. have not been maintained. To address our infrastructure deficit Council needs to make some difficult decisions. One of those is to incur more debt.

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Public Notices

Weather Impacts Transit, Waste Collection and Some City Services in Owen Sound - see the full notice from the City here
Owen Sound’s Community Services Committee meets today at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. They will hear a deputation from Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival requesting a strategic partnership with the City of Owen Sound, a waiver of rental fees for Kelso Beach at Nawash Park, and a $10,000 grant under the City’s Grants to Community Groups Program. See the rest of the agenda here.

Missing

Saugeen Shores Police are searching for a man with ties to the Owen Sound area. (If you cannot access the link, it has been removed from the original source. This happens when police recall a missing person notice.)

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Today, you’ll find an update from City and County officials after giving a delegation to a Ministry of Health official at the ROMA conference in Toronto, a report on a new partnership between Georgian College and a tech giant, and a whole lot of snow in the forecast. Read on for more.

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