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    • document icon What are the municipal tax rates? (335 KB) (pdf)
    • document icon How does your municipal tax bill compare to other household bills? (274 KB) (pdf)
    • document icon What is the budget process? (920 KB) (pdf)
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    • document icon Does the municipality provide support for low income families? (267 KB) (pdf)
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    • document icon Why is the Budget Allocator only allowing me to allocate $423 million of the total $869 million operating budget? (266 KB) (pdf)
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