Tag: budget

The City of Edmonton’s priorities for the Provincial Budget

This budget, the first one the province is unveiling since this pandemic hit Alberta, will set the direction for our post COVID-19 recovery and the City of Edmonton has a lot of skin in the game. Edmonton’s ability to “bounce back” will be measured in how our municipal priorities are met in this budget —… Read More

Climate change is a threat we must address head-on

Today the City of Edmonton released an update on our Energy Transition Strategy which highlights preliminary findings made in response to City Council’s approval of the Edmonton Declaration in 2018. The Declaration committed mayors from around the world to recognize the immediate threat of climate change and consider our actions through a lens that would… Read More

Budget 2012: Reflections

[Update December 28, 2011: links to City’s infrastructure budget page repaired. Also, City’s full summary can be found here. Also, I had 5.38% but the increase was in fact 5.39% because of a rounding error on my end.] Inclusive of drainage, waste and the tax increases, it will cost $178 more annually for an average… Read More

Budget 2011: 3.85%, With 3.4% For Infrastructure

Finally had a moment to post this old news: Yesterday City Council finalized our budget for next year. It is fairly consistent with administration’s proposal which I outlined in a previous post, with a couple of significant changes. The 2% dedicated levy for neighbourhood reconstruction and maintenance was lowered to 1.5% for 2011 out to… Read More