Tay residents could be looking at an overall tax impact of 1.2% for 2021 after seeing no increase this year.
A staff report that's part of this week's meeting agenda says that the current rate was achieved with further amendments and slimming down of capital and operating expenses.
Some of those projects include the removal of a student position within protective and development services from the operating budget and the deletion of Rumney Road culvert, Rosemount Road North Bridge guide rail and the Granny White Bridge restoration from the 2021 capital projects budget.
Another change to the budget was made after a recent council committee meeting during which members of council approved a staff recommendation to use left over Seniors Community Grant Program money. That piece of the funding pie sits at $6,000, but since those funds can't be carried over to next year, the committee sought council's approval for using the amount to offset a $15,000 donation the township approved earlier for Community Reach of North Simcoe.
Due to this change of events, the Seniors Advisory Committee will now receive $6,000 from the provincial Safe Restart Program to put towards events and seniors programming next year.
Council will also be looking at a letter from a Keith Belcher, a township resident, who wants council to provide a solution to parking on his street, which is not mentioned in the letter.
"We have a sidewalk 15.5 ft from the edge of the road," he writes. "This allows only one vehicle to be parked in front of our home. To park a second vehicle directly behind would mean parking over this sidewalk. The other alternative is to park between the sidewalk and the road."
Belcher's concern is where his family would park if they're visiting.
"We have three adult children and their families who visit regularly," continues his letter. "One of those children drives a GMC pickup truck which to factory specifications is 19.5 feet long. Bylaws against parking over the sidewalk or within 3.05m of the road severely limit my ability to invite my family into my own home. I have asked in the past to pave over the culvert in front of my home at my own expense in an effort to remedy this and have been declined."
The township parking bylaw states that parking on any street/road or within 3.05m of the edge of any gravel surface treatment or asphalt roadway will be prohibited between 3 a.m. and noon, from Nov. 15 until April 1. This clause is specifically part of the winter parking control policy.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and can be viewed online. Residents can also join in using the telephone conference option by calling (705) 999-0385 and entering meeting ID 876 1453 1062#.
