The Town of Osoyoos is moving to address the problem of personal and defamatory attacks on municipal leaders, staff, contractors and volunteers by pushing for legislative changes.
After multiple public meetings focused on cutting the 2024 budget after Osoyoos taxpayers bauked at the original 39 per cent hike in taxes and user fees, Osoyoos Council finally passed the budget with a lower 24 per cent increase, but without the support of two councillors – Jim King and Myers Bennett.
As the controversially large tax and services hike for Osoyoos taxpayers edges its way toward reconsideration, two visions of how the town should deal with its aging water and sewer infrastructure have emerged.