Day: 23 March 2018

Cobourg Police Announce Tiered Policing

John Draper

The efficiency of a Police Service can be improved if work that does not need a fully trained and armed Officer is delegated to others.  Cobourg’s Police service now has Auxiliary Police and Special Constables as well as civilians typing up reports.  They are making a big effort to be part of the Community and in the announcement today about tiered policing, Deputy Chief Paul VandeGraaf placed a major emphasis on Community Engagement and how the Auxiliary Police and Special Constables help with that.  As a result, the 34 regular Officers can devote more time to things like patrols downtown (typically two per day according to DBIA Chair Adam Bureau).  The quality of their work is also improved with the… Read complete articleCobourg Police Announce Tiered Policing

Public Meeting – Vacant Property Tax Rebate

John Draper

As reported last December, the county is looking at changing the tax system so that vacant stores do not get a rebate on their taxes.  A required part of that process is that public meetings must be held to allow communication to and from affected people.  The required meeting was held on Wednesday March 21 at the County building – only a few people turned up.   At a presentation, County treasurer Glenn Dees explained some of the details.  The change is now possible because legislation passed in early 2017 allowed municipalities to “opt-out” of the rebate program or make other changes.  Of those who requested a change in 2017, 21 of 25 eliminated them immediately of phased them out.  Another… Read complete articlePublic Meeting – Vacant Property Tax Rebate