Some Langford residents are voicing their displeasure over the city's proposed property tax increase of 12 per cent.
On Tuesday night, dozens of protesters gathered outside city hall to speak at a council meeting that was cancelled on short notice.
On March 30, Goodmanson defended the city's proposed tax increase, saying that unforeseen budget items – like having to hire more police and firefighters, and provide more funding to the YMCA/YWCA – were"The five-year plan is to reduce and stop using general amenity funds because there’s not much left in that account," he added."You don’t want to constantly rely on that," he said."Lower the tax, don't break our backs," was a common chant that evening.
The gathering on Tuesday was an escalation for a Langford group that has already voiced its concerns inside city hall."So we felt like it was time that we needed to bring it to another level, but a peaceful one," she said.
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