Town and county consider adjustment to stipends

ANTIGONISH: County and Town Councils looked into their stipends following changes to federal tax rules. Previously, one-third of the stipend for municipal representatives was not taxable. As of January 1, the entire stipend is taxable. In December, Antigonish Mayor Laurie Boucher and Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron said councils would look at adjusting their stipends. “Probably…