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The Amherst town council, at its Monday, March 28, 2022, meeting, set the Mandatory Provincial Contribution Area rate for the 2022-23 fiscal year at 40.2 cents per $100 of assessment.
The rate, which is the same as the previous year, provides funding for provincial services the town is mandated by the province to pay. Those services include: education ($1,643,211), correctional services ($110,753), housing ($291,411), library services ($87,299) and Property Valuation Services Corp. assessment services ($112,038).
The Amherst town council’s committee of the whole is recommending that council approve the Mandatory Contribution Area Rate for the 2022-23 fiscal year when it meets on March 28, 2022.
The committee made the decision at its March 21, 2022, meeting after receiving a staff report that indicated the rate should be set at 40.2 cents per $100 of assessment, the same as the previous year.
A centuries-old breakfast dish that combines eggs, bread and syrup will be all the rage in the Town of Amherst between March 26 and April 2 when the town celebrates its fourth annual French Toast Fest.
Seven chefs from seven Amherst restaurants will be preparing seven different gourmet French toast dishes that will tantalize the taste buds during the eight-day festival.
The Town of Amherst took another important step towards being a greener community when it took possession of its first-ever, electric-powered Zamboni on Monday, March 14, 2022.
“Town council and staff are committed to making Amherst a greener community. It’s one of our strategic priorities,” Mayor David Kogon said.
“This new electric-powered Zamboni helps us reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and, along with other green projects that we have and are undertaking, helps the Town of Amherst become an even more environmentally friendly community.”