User Fees Going Up

The town of Fort Frances is looking at a 2 per cent increase in user fees for most services within the municipality.

The increase was discussed at a meeting of council late yesterday (Monday) afternoon.

Councillor Paul Ryan feels the increase is reasonable.

"It keeps up with the purchasing power of the dollar," says Ryan. "It keeps up with inflation and that's about it. We aren't generating more money this year than last due to increases in wages, fuel, etc. We're pretty much staying the same."

But Ryan warns fees will riser higher in the middle of next year when HST must be applied to most - a hike Ryan says the municipality has no control over.