draft 2021 municipal budget ready for public review and feedback
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The Town of Sylvan Lake’s draft 2021 Municipal Budget is now available for public review and feedback.
The 2021 budget proposes a 0% municipal tax rate increase for both residential and non-residential properties, making this the second consecutive year in which municipal taxes have not changed.
“The 2021 budget strikes an important balance – this is a budget that acknowledges and respects the challenges that Albertans and Sylvan Lakers are facing due to the ongoing pandemic, yet allows us to maintain important service levels. The 2021 budget also reflects a deliberate focus on sustainable growth; our community has and will continue to have core infrastructure needs that must be met in order to maintain quality of life, and to keep our population working.” – Mayor Sean McIntyre, Town of Sylvan Lake
Highlights within the draft budget include:
- No utility rate or franchise fee increases
- Increased visitor pay parking fees for the 2021 Visitor Pay Parking Program
- Introduction of an online Citizen Portal
- A continuation of the Skate Park Ambassador Program, which was a successful pilot project late last summer/fall.
More budget information will be made available at www.sylvanlake.ca/budget within the coming days.
Ways in which the public can provide budget feedback include:
- Complete our budget feedback form by February 15th; www.sylvanlake.ca/budget
- Email comments to communications@sylvanlake.ca
- Attend a Budget Drop-in session, February 2, between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, at the Municipal Government Building. *Please note that this is event and attendance is subject to current COVID-19 restrictions; capacity is limited. The Town of Sylvan Lake encourages those with comments, or questions related to the budget, to consider sharing through our online feedback form and/or reaching out to us directly via phone or email.