City widens eligibility for tax and water credit program

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THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay’s city council has voted to loosen eligibility rules for the city’s property tax and water credit program, removing a rule that barred people whose accounts were in arrears from applying.In a report, city staff said the restriction on those in arrears “has been identified as a barrier” that could prevent those most in need from accessing support.

Many communities still offer only deferral programs, while Thunder Bay introduced a credit-based program in 2012, staff said.Coun. Andrew Foulds called it one example of the steps the city has taken to support vulnerable residents. “This is a program that’s taking care of north of 500 people… keeping them in their own homes with a substantial discount.”

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