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Issue #1242
Thursday, December 19, 2024
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LIT UP WITH CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AT THE KING HOUSE
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The King family and the Town of St. Marys welcomed locals to the King Family Christmas House on Dec. 6 and 7. For more photos turn to page 12.
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GALEN SIMMONS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
St. Marys council has appointed Coun. Brogan Aylward to serve as deputy mayor for a second term. In accordance with the town’s procedure bylaw, a councillor is appointed to serve as
deputy mayor annually. That appointment is based on nominations made at council’s first regular meeting in December. At St. Marys council’s Dec. 10 meeting, Coun. Dave Lucas nominated Aylward to serve his second term in the position – a nomination supported by the rest of council.
After receiving a more than $487,000 bill for road maintenance next year from Perth County earlier this fall, St. Marys council voted last week not to pay. During a special meeting of council Dec. 11, councillors discussed the county invoice behind closed doors. After the meeting was opened back up to the public, council unanimously passed a lengthy resolution refuting any factual, legal or equitable basis for St. Marys to pay for a portion of Perth County’s roads and authorized town CAO Brent Kittmer to defend St. Marys from any purported liability for the cost of county roads. “There was no previous discussion or notice of this invoice,” Mayor Al Strathdee told the Independent. “In my opinion, there was no detailed explanation, calculation model, or rationale attached to the invoice. When the town asked for an explanation of the invoice, it was noted that ‘the invoice was sent with the expectation of payment to avoid provincial involvement and/or court proceedings to mandate payment.’ ” Strathdee said the added expense would represent a three per-cent increase to St. Marys residents’ property taxes next year. Speaking on behalf of the town, Strathdee argued
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