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Category Archives: Town of Parrsboro
Four candidates running in Town Council byelection
Three business people and a former health care worker are running for the vacant seat on Parrsboro Town Council. The candidates are hair stylist Betty Atkinson, furniture and appliance dealer Lyle Yorke, Rafes Construction proprietor Norman Rafuse, and Margaret “Maggie” … Continue reading
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Tagged Betty Atkinson, council election, Lyle Yorke, Margaret Phinney, Norman Rafuse, Rob Fancy
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Town Council: Band shelter, lighthouse, by-election and questions about tax survey
The Town of Parrsboro is planning to demolish the band shelter and replace it during this construction season with a slightly larger one that will look much the same as the present structure. At tonight’s Town Council meeting, Chief Administrative … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Couture, Band shelter, by-election, lighthouse preservation, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, privacy, surveymonkey
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Parrsboro abandons tax survey
If you haven’t filled out Parrsboro’s tax survey yet, don’t bother. The town is abandoning it. The survey asked Parrsboro ratepayers if they preferred paying a flat rate for fire protection and street lighting instead of financing those services through … Continue reading
Parrsboro council: tax survey; aboiteau patching; King St. water; Fancy farewell
At its meeting tonight, town council discussed the online survey in which Parrsboro ratepayers are being asked if they favour charging a flat rate for fire protection and street lighting rather than financing these services from general property taxes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged aboiteau, King St. water, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, property tax survey, Rob Fancy, surveymonkey
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Town will accept construction debris in spring cleanup
Parrsboro is changing the rules to allow residents to dispose of construction and demolition debris during this year’s spring cleanup being held from May 19 to May 21. At its meeting last night, Town Council added doors, windows, siding, flooring, … Continue reading
Beattie questions economic development efforts
David Beattie, President of the Parrsboro and District Board of Trade told Town Council last night he finds it “very troubling” that the economic development committee hasn’t met for three months. Beattie spoke during the Citizens’ Forum immediately after the … Continue reading
Auditor says Parrsboro in good financial shape
George Jorgensen, Parrsboro’s auditor told Town Council last night that as of March 31, 2014, the town had more than $1.1 million in reserve funds thanks, in part, to $505-thousand in federal gas tax reserves. The gas tax is transferred … Continue reading
NS won’t force villages to dissolve, Furey promises
Municipal Affairs Minister Mark Furey says Nova Scotia’s Liberal government will not force villages to dissolve or amalgamate. “We are working collaboratively with all our community leaders to engage in an open dialogue on the best municipal governance structure for … Continue reading
Parrsboro financial info still incomplete
The town of Parrsboro is still struggling to provide the province with financial information that should have been filed by Sept. 30th. The town has hired an outside expert to help pull the figures together. The province needs them for … Continue reading
Slow progress on Parrsboro’s sewage project
It’s been 15 months since Hannah Doyle, Courtney Gilbert and three classmates from Mount Allison University made a presentation to Parrsboro Town Council calling for speedier progress on a sewage treatment plant. Since then Hannah Doyle has attended council meetings … Continue reading
Parrsboro’s wild cats
Town Council news Parrsboro Town Council says it’s considering giving money to the local Trap, Neuter and Return group that is trying to control the population of feral cats. At its meeting tonight, Town Council commended the group for providing … Continue reading
