B.C.’s two largest cities – Vancouver and Surrey – are bracing for unprecedented property tax increases, as they grapple with new policing costs and what they say is needed catch-ups on basics that previous councils ignored.
As for what the cost will be if the province decides next month that the transition to the new municipal police force should continue, Ms. Locke wouldn’t speculate.Besides the policing transition costs, Ms. Locke said Surrey is also facing increased costs to hire more police and firefighters, which she said the previous council led by Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition didn’t keep up with, even as the population of the rapidly growing city steadily increased.
Ms. Kirby-Yung said public satisfaction levels noticeably dropped this year because people felt they weren’t getting the basics. All cities have to have approved budgets by March 31. Cities are not allowed to run deficits for operating expenses, although they take on debt to carry out long-term infrastructure projects, such as community centres, parks, libraries and road improvements.
“Coquitlam crime stats are actually looking good but people are not feeling safe. So councils are turning their attention to that.”
Vancouver taxpayers should be angry that Sim politicized healthcare to get elected & saddled them w/an expense that is Provincial, not muni, to hire those 100 nurses which don’t exist during this dire skills shortage so he will be pillaging them from other places in the system.
rexglacer and many will lose their homes with each round of this, almost makes you wonder if it was planned
rexglacer Why are Canadians accepting forced cost of living increases imposed on us by governments? no
Inflation. Every school pool library municipal service will have to pay increases in Carbon Tax. If you think the carbon tax is just in your gas tank u are mistaken. Your municipal & Prov tax is going to the Fed Govt. Have to cover their overspent butts.
People you voted for this
And Canadian voters are so lethargic they will just roll over. Exercise your democratic right to protest in mass, let these elected clowns know you mean business. Who can get the momentum going?
MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME
With inflation property values rise, therefore property tax intake increases - no requirement for a rate increase. They just want to spend more.
Socialist councils Vancouver is headed for ruins
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