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THUNDER BAY — Days out from a final vote to approve the 2023 budget, Thunder Bay’s city council has heard feedback from a half-dozen local residents who sometimes pushed in opposite directions as they called for significant changes.
“The exodus to rural areas will continue as Thunder Bay’s high taxes are chasing people away,” he said. “This group remains behind [compared to similar municipalities],” said city manager Norm Gale. “We’re not keeping up, and it’s one of the things that makes it difficult to recruit and retain professionals and leaders.”
“When you consider the average detached home, [Thunder Bay is] slightly below average in the comparator groups” in terms of actual taxes levied, he said. “That’s excessive,” she said. “I’m not saying they’re not good at their jobs … I’m just saying we can’t afford it.” While calling for spending cuts, Rooney said those shouldn’t target the Thunder Bay Public Library, as several councillors have proposed.
She called that consistent with how she witnessed officers treat the vulnerable, particularly Indigenous people, while working at a local homeless shelter. Jason Veltri, chair of the city’s anti-racism and equity committee and a runner-up in last year’s municipal election, told council the city must generally reduce spending, but asked it to reverse some cuts it approved on Tuesday.
Veltri also sought to restore summer bus service to Chippewa Park, which council cut after hearing the route averaged just two riders per hour.
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