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FOCUS-JANUARY201211WithtaxseasonloomingaheadandearlytalkalreadypointingtowardslargetaxhikesinbothScugogandUxbridgewethoughtitwouldbeinterestingtolookbackadecadeandseehowthetwotownshipsstackup.InScugogtheArstindicationthatlocaltaxpayersshouldbracethemselvescameinlateNovemberwhenthepreliminary2012budgetwastabledwithaproposalfora7.8percentincrease.Thiswouldbe2.5percentmorethanlastyearx19ssurprising5.3percentincrease.NoteTownshipstaffpresentedareviseddraftbudgetreducingthetaxincreaseto4.24percentinmid-December.JustwestofhereintheTownshipofUxbridgestaffbroughtinapreliminarybudgetrecommendingastag-gering11.3percentincreaseinthelocaltax.ThisafterUxbridgecouncilholdingtojust2.7percentlastyear.BothoftheseAguresarepreliminarybudgetspre-sentingeachdepartmentx19sx1cwishlistx1d-soitx19snotsurpris-ingthecouncilshavesenttheirheads-of-staffbacktothedrawingboardwithorderstocutcutcut.ThisearlyinJanuarythereisnowayofknowingwhattheAnalAgurewillbefor2012butyoucanbeas-suredtaxpayersareinforasizeableincrease.Comparingthetwotownshipsitx19sinterestingtonotethatthepopulationofeachisverysimilar.UxbridgeTownshipwithapproximately19238residentsandScu-gogTownshipwith21400.HouseholdsinUxbridgetopoutat7754whileScugoghas7712.FollowingisacomparisonofmunicipaltaxhikesoverthepastdecadeinthetwomunicipalitiesYEARSCUGOGUXBRIDGE20115.32.720102.42.020092.71.920084.94.220073.86.820064.94.920055.95.120046.04.120034.23.520023.73.2Thetaskthatlayaheadformunicipalstaffandcouncillorsisachallenge.Thereisalotoftoughdecisionstomakex13egprojectstonixbudgetstoslicestafftocut.Buteverydepartmentx19sbudgetmustbescrutinizedandplacedonthetablefordiscussioniftheyhopetokeepthetaxincreasereasonableandmanageable.NoteOnemajordifferenceinthetwotownshipsisthatforthepast15yearsorsoScugoghasreceiveda1.5milliongiftestimatedaverageeachyearfromtheMissis-saugasofScugogIsland.Thatx19sawhopping22.5milliongiveortakeadditionalcashthanUxbridge.Thisalonebegsthequestion-x1cWhyareScugogx19staxincreaseshigherthanUxbridgeandhowmuchmorewilllocalpropertyownershavetopayifandwhenthex18goldengoosex19croaksx1dItx19staxseasonYEARSCUGOGUXBRIDGE20115.32.720102.42.020092.71.920084.94.220073.86.820064.94.920055.95.120046.04.120034.23.520023.73.2TOTAL36.633.3Forbridalandbridesmaidx19sbouquetsanimportantpointtoconsideristhecolourofthedresses.Chooseyourflowersafterchoosingyourdressesanddecidingonyourweddingcolourtheme.Thatwayyoucangiveafabricswatchtoyourfloristsoheshecancolourmatchtheflowers.WhyworryaboutthedecoratingdetailsonyourbigdaywhenaweddingdecoratorcoulddoitforyouHiringaprofessionalweddingdecoratorwhowilldesignabeautifulceremonyandreceptionforyoutakecareofthedeliverysetupandtakedownofeverythingwillhelptoensurethatyouhavethebestdayofyourlife.271MaryStreetPortPerrybehindSobeyx19s905-985-2525FLOWERSGIFTS