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Man, this is wild to me. People are just like: fuck this, we’re done with having a mayor and council.
Crazy!
Scott VE3QBZ@crispius This seems very BC to me. I was gonna guess somewhere in the deep interior, but it still works, honestly. :)
Paul Turnbull 🇨🇦@crispius Sounds like Gibbons in Alberta. Massive mismanagement leading to unmanageable budgets.
dragonfrog@crispius any group that has "taxpayers" in its name sets off several red flags.
"Tensions within the village escalated (...) when the village unveiled a staggering 42 percent tax increase in its draft 2026 budget (...) an average annual rise of $725 for average single-family homes."
I think that means they're trying to run a village on $725/.42=$1,726 per household.
That seems like not a lot. Not surprising they're running deficits.