Windsor committees working to lower tax increase [Video]

Many sectors and Transit Windsor may feel the pinch as the finance committee budget review looks for ways to lower the proposed property tax increase for 2025.

“It has to go lower than six (per cent),” said Janice Guthrie, Commissioner of Finance and City Treasurer following a morning session at City Hall.

Administrators don’t have a magic number but feel the current potential tax increase needs to be lower than 6.04 per cent.

“We understand that residents cannot endure a 6 per cent property tax increase,” she said.

When these discussions began, the city was looking at a tax increase of 12.9 per cent. So far, that number has been cut by more than half.

Councillors Jim Morrison, Fred Francis and Gary Kaschak are helping to delve into the growth of the city looking for efficiencies in the planning and building departments as well as economic development and engineering.

“Those …