{"id":17847,"date":"2021-01-14T05:55:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=17847"},"modified":"2021-01-14T05:53:37","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T10:53:37","slug":"january-14-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2021\/01\/january-14-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"January 14, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 14th is the 14th day of 2021. There are 351 days remaining until the end of the year<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Twelve new COVID19 cases reported Wednesday by Chatham-Kent Public Health<\/a>, there were 25 recoveries. That drops the number of active cases locally to 119.<\/p>\n

There are 6 local patients hospitalized.<\/p>\n

Ontario reports 2,961 new positive cases. It’s the third day in a row that it is under 3000. Toronto, Peel, Windsor-Essex, York and Hamilton are the hot spots.<\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"The Municipality of Chatham-Kent<\/a> is looking at a 3.96% tax increase for 2021.<\/p>\n

The increase was proposed last night during the municipal draft budget presentation. Per $100,000 household assessment, it would equal an extra $67 annually.<\/p>\n

A large portion of the proposed increase, 2.10%, is allocated towards investing in Chatham-Kent\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n

A more detailed look at the 2021 proposed budget can be found on the municipality\u2019s website by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"There will now be three community consultation meetings will be held live on the Municipality\u2019s Facebook page<\/a> on the following dates:<\/p>\n