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At its May 25, 2020, session, Amherst town council approved the use of the federal permanent list of electors during the upcoming municipal election.
They also authorized the chief administrative officer to enter into an agreement with Elections Canada to use the list.
The town has procured the list for its municipal elections since 1997 because its format is easy to use and adapt to the town’s voting districts.
The overall commercial, residential and resource tax rates in the Town of Amherst will remain unchanged from the previous year.
Council made the decision to keep the overall tax rates for the 2020-21 fiscal year at $1.655 per $100 of assessment for residential and resource properties and $4.455 per $100 of assessment for commercial properties when it met on May 25, 2020.
At the same time, council adopted the final two stages of the budgetary process when it approved a general operating budget of slightly more than $14 million and a community support budget of $469,144.
The week of May 25 to May 29, 2020, has been proclaimed Lyme Disease Awareness Week in the Town of Amherst.
“It’s important to become educated about this disease,” Mayor David Kogon said on May 22, 2020, as he signed the proclamation on behalf of Amherst town council.
“I urge all residents to learn about Lyme disease prevention.”
Mayor David Kogon issued his latest COVID-19 update on May 21, 2020. To hear his message, please go to: https://youtu.be/mt6aZjD0UFg