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Budget Finalized In St. Clair Twp.

St Clair Township residents with a home assessed at $180,000 will pay $24 more on the municipal portion of the property tax bill this year.

Council has set a budget of nearly $11-million, cutting a proposed 12 per cent increase down to 2.44 per cent.

Mayor Steve Arnold says there's a couple of big infrastructure projects to complete.

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Mayor Arnold says a $160,000 decline in provincial funding and a $300,000-plus overrun in the snow removal budget are major factors in this year's budget.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.