As you may know there is an article in the Mercury today (Saturday). I spoke with Nicole O’Reilly yesterday. She enquired about the Employer of Distinction Award and quoted accurately what I described. The rest of the comments attributed to me, while accurate, have not been reported in the context within which they were asked.
Here is the information about tax increases you requested 2004: 6.9% 2005: 5.1% 2006: 4.7% 2007: 4.3% 2008: 4.5% 2009: 3.74%* And here’s a link to where this can be found on the City’s website in case you want to direct people there. http://www.guelph.ca/cityhall.cfm?subCatID=2062&smocid=2635 Staff *does not include changes associated to Provincial OMPF funding or […]
Great job on the budget last night — and finishing by 11 pm. at that!! I know that there were a lot of challenges this time, and that there will be many more to come, but on behalf of Guelph Arts Council and the arts community of this City, I do want to say many […]
The city’s 2009 tax-supported operating and capital budget is approved at $151,997,470, a 3.74 per cent increase over 2008. In order to keep the 2009 budget increase below 3.75 per cent, City employees reviewed proposed new services, explored the use of reserve funds, and looked for opportunities to defer the costs of longer-term projects.
City Council approved the 2009 operating and capital budgets on Monday evening. In addition to all the existing services that you currently receive, these new services were approved: bicycle racks on buses arts and culture manager increased funding for Neighbourhood Support Coalition more traffic cops continued 2hr free street parking downtown seasonal overnight street parking […]
I seriously hope council does not approve the 19% increase being proposed. Is this the benefit we get from trying to conserve water – pay higher rates?? Are there no reserves to offset such a significant increase? MD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your email. Council did approve a 15.5% increase to the water and waste […]
I had planned to appear as a delegate on behalf of GCL tonight but laryngitis has precluded that option. Below is the script of my presentation. At the ECO committee last year, I spoke (on behalf of the Guelph Civic League) in support of the additional $50,000 in funds requested by the N.S.C. At that […]
First, congratulations of working through the budget by such an early date and taking a holistic view of our needs within the city. Last year council approved traffic calming in the Exhibition Park area. This was a very welcome and quite overdue decision that will make the area safer for pedestrians of all ilk: schoolchildren, […]
It would be nice to have a person for this position but I think in these times it is time to rethink the spending priorities as you are considering with the budget process. What about reducing staff rather than increasing it. If you really have to have someone for this position, how about from within […]
The following article appeared in the December 12 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Heading into next week’s budget vote, city staff have prepared a revised budget recommendation with a 3.58 per cent tax increase. This is down from the 5.3 per cent increase recommended during a preliminary budget meeting Dec. 2, which worked out to […]