Get ready for a new term – micromobility.

The recruitment of two thoracic surgeons at Northumberland Hills Hospital makes possible a weekly thoracic surgery clinic. And though surgeries will be performed at Lakeridge Health in Oshawa, local patients can have pre-operative and follow-up treatment locally.

The final motion – which Councillor Miriam Mutton could not support because of her opposition to an infrastructure levy – included a $112,482,784 capital budget and a 32,728,233 operating budget.

Cobourg council actually set aside the final motion on its 2025 budget to hear an idea from Mayor Lucas Cleveland on a strategy to reach the most citizens with a mid-term report.

Cobourg Councillor Randy Barber offered a last-minute addition to the town's 2025 budget at this week's meeting – a raise for council.

The Cobourg Public Library's budget with its 22% increase met with resistance at council's budget meeting Tuesday.

While the $100,000 Northumberland County council agreed to consider is not in the bag, the Art Gallery of Northumberland got good news at Cobourg council's budget meeting Tuesday – approval of the $250,000 they requested.