January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020 5:55 am Published by

We got our first look at Chatham-Kent‘s 2020 Budget last night.

The Municipality is eyeing a tax increase of 4.99 per cent. So for a house assessed at $171,000 in C-K, a tax increase of 4.99% would equal an extra cost of $144 a year.

A large portion of the proposed increase, 1.49 per cent, is due to “downloads” from the provincial government. Provincial downloads occur when the Ontario government shifts sources of funding from the provincial income and sales tax onto municipal taxpayers.

So now the discussion begins. Budget deliberation meetings will be held on January 28, 29 and 30 from 6-10 at the Civic Centre. Additional meetings on February 4 and 5 will be held if needed. The proposed tax increase could change throughout the deliberations.

To read an overview of the 2020 draft budget click here.

There’s a Town Hall meeting tonight focusing on Community Safety, Crime & Action in Wallaceburg.

Everyone is welcome to attend at the UAW Hall (88 Elm St., Wallaceburg) from 7-9.

Speakers will include Police Chief Gary Conn, John Norton from the municipality and Marjorie Crew, councillor and founder of East Side Pride. They’ll share their experiences and answer questions..

Light refreshments will be served. For more info check out the Facebook page.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the Class of 2020 yesterday; The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, T. Rex, and The Notorious B.I.G.

Most will be there for the induction, except of course Whitney who died in 2012, Biggie died in 1997, and T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan died in 1977.

Prior to the announcement the FanVote had The Dave Matthews Band, Pat Benatar, the Doobie Brothers, Soundgarden, and Judas Priest in their top 5 to be inducted. None of them made it in.

Rock purists have taken issue with Whitney and Biggie being admitted over some other actual rock nominees.

The induction ceremony will take place in early May.

Spotify is now offering custom playlists for pets, including dogs, cats, lizards, hamsters, and birds.

Select your pet’s species, answer some questions, then Spotify gives you a playlist that your pet will supposedly love.

They also launched something called My Dog’s Favorite Podcast to play when you’re not home. It features soothing music and motivational messages.

You can find out at pets.byspotify.com.

 Pabst Blue Ribbon just announced it’s coming out with a new, “luxury” beer brand called Captain Pabst.

And the first beer in the line is an IPA, of course, called Seabird.

It’s hitting stores in Chicago and Wisconsin right now. There’s no word on when they’re going to take it nationwide, or create more Captain Pabst beers.

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