Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Crowsnest Pass Proposed Budget Increases 2011

This is only proposed at this point:

Taxes 5.5%
Water + Sewer 10%
Water Meters to be placed in 560 homes a year for the next five years, to be paid for by the resident $500 to be paid over one year, $40 per month.
Debt of $540,000 to purchase a Grader and an Excavator
Almost all the new employee positions that previous council rejected are back.
Spring Clean up will be drastically reduced.
Reductions in FCSS funding for external groups

Added Dec 16th Policing costs for Rummer Runner Days weekend administration was notified by the province that this will be increasing from $10,000 to $40,000

Funding for external groups from the FCSS will drop from $100,000 to $90,000.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

These are the results. What would you have done?

Anonymous said...

Did the Mayor ever get that task force done?If so , who is on it, and what is their task?

Anonymous said...

Well at least now, I will known whats going on. We do not get the promoter or radio coverage in my part of the Pass.
Can somebody explain to me when the municipality will start this "twit-ing" stuff.
Dean explain to me how they are going to select who gets a water meter what it will cost me, how long will I have to pay for it.

Larry

Anonymous said...

It would be interesting to know how much taxes would go up if advertising wasn't to go in both papers. The comparison Lisa did with other towns is flawed! Those municipalities are far better off than we are and can afford the advertising dollars.

Anonymous said...

How can they reduce the dollars that go to groups, but manage to hire a full time position for FCSS.
This makes now sense to me at all.

Margaret

Crowsnest Pass Home said...

Margaret

Keep in mind at this point it is only proposed by administration. If you feel strongly enough I would contact one or more of your councilors and express your concerns.
Call the office they will supply you with phone numbers.