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Richmond Hill Achieves Platinum City Data Certification for Second Year
Posted on Thursday, June 24, 2021 04:00 PM
RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill has earned the highest level of ISO 37120 certification from the World Council on City Data (WCCD) for the second year in a row as part of the “Data for Canadian Cities Pilot Project”.
ISO 37120 is the first ISO standard developed especially for cities. The standard contains 104 fully numeric indicators, across 19 themes, and measures city services and quality of life. In year two of the pilot project funded by Canada’s Ministry of Infrastructure and...
Statement from Acting Mayor DiPaola
Posted on Thursday, April 01, 2021 04:45 PM
With the province announcing a four-week shutdown starting Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m., I want to encourage our community to continue to be vigilant about following the recommended community safety protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19 and the variants that are very concerning. Now more than ever we need to protect ourselves and each other to give the vaccination efforts a chance to get ahead.
As before, I ask that you do what you can to support our local businesses and restaurants, as...
Richmond Hill Council Delivers Property Tax Freeze
Posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 11:15 AM
City budget includes continued investment in infrastructure and no service reduction
RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill Council unanimously approved the 2021 operating budget, delivering a tax freeze for Richmond Hill residents and businesses. This means that for the first time in more than 15 years Richmond Hill’s taxes, representing 26% of the residential property taxes, will not go up in 2021.
The City was able to achieve a 0% increase without cutting services or using the City’s reserve funds, by...
Richmond Hill On Track for 0% Tax Increase
Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 10:45 AM
Efforts and achievements in 2020 set positive foundation for the year ahead
RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill Council is delivering on its commitment to fiscal responsibility and protecting residents from the financial burden of COVID-19. After initially targeting the City’s lowest tax increase in more than 15 years, Council has pushed further, proposing a property tax freeze in 2021.
The Budget Committee of the Whole approved Richmond Hill’s draft 2021 operating budget today, forwarding it for final...
Statement from Mayor Barrow Addressing Announcement of Increased Provincial Restrictions
Posted on Friday, December 11, 2020 04:00 PM
The Province announced earlier today that it is moving Richmond Hill to the Grey-Lockdown level of Ontario’s COVID-19 Framework, effective Monday, December 14 along with the rest York Region. This difficult step is being taken to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
I recognize that this has not been an easy year and the pandemic is only adding to the stress of the holiday season. I can’t thank residents and businesses enough for stepping up over these past months and supporting one another. I know...