The Whaletown Post Office moved one small step closer to finding a new home on January 26th, when WCC members voted to move it to the Hall property if no better location can be found.
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Cortes Island’s Community Halls Could Receive Their First Cheques By Mid March
Three months ago, an overwhelming majority of Cortes residents voted to have their property taxes increased in order to provide some assistance for the island’s community halls. The Whaletown Community Club (WCC) is about to file the funding application for Gorge Hall. The Southern Cortes Community Association (SCCA) has requested further information, before submitting Mansons Hall’s application. Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Chair Michele Babchuk says Cortes Island’s community halls could receive their first cheques by mid March.
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SRD Will Begin Negotiations WIth Cortes Community Halls & Fire Fighters
Last month, the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board passed the bylaws needed to fund Cortes Island’s community halls and first responders. They followed this up, at the December 5, 2019, board meeting, with the decision that the SRD will begin negotiations with the with the Cortes Island Fire Fighters Association, Whaletown Community Club and the Southern Cortes Community Association.
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Bylaws & Options For Voting On October 26
Supplied by Noba Anderson, Cortes Regional Director-Strathcona Regional District nanderson@gmail.com
On Saturday October 26, Cortes Island electors will be voting on two proposed new Strathcona Regional District services:
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Taxpayers For Community Halls: Yes on 341
(This is the full text of a mailer sent to all mailboxes on Cortes during the week of October 11th. This mailer was produced and distributed by a cross-island group of property owners and tax payers who support Bylaw 341.)
Our Community Halls Belong to Us All…
On Saturday, October 26, Cortes Islanders will finally get the opportunity to vote on an important question: Are we willing to support our Community Halls by paying for their core operating costs with a property tax service administered by the Strathcona Regional District?
We urge you to vote YES on this referendum.
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