Municipality of Fort-Coulonge: Budget adopted at $ 2,653,000

Municipality of Fort-Coulonge: Budget adopted at $ 2,653,000

The members of the municipal council of the village of Fort-Coulonge adopted in an extraordinary council session on Wednesday January 31, a balanced budget forecast of $ 2,653,336 for 2018.

The highlights of the budget include an increase in salaries of 1.5% for employees and the mayor of the municipality. The property tax rate is maintained at $ 0.60, the tax bill for services has been increased by $ 6 per dwelling unit.

During his speech, Mayor Gaston Allard announced that for 2018, certain royalties (recycling, waste and public safety) were applied directly to expenditures in order to reduce the cost of services to taxpayers. The Mayor congratulated the citizens, who are recycling more, which has allowed the municipality to reduce the rate per unit to $ 1, a reduction of $ 56 compared to last year.