Council Says Yes to Plan to Hold Budget Boost to Less than 2.5%

Monday, November 01, 2010 07:43 PM

Prince George, B.C.- Council for the City of Prince George has approved the budget resolutions from the Committee of the Whole.

Those resolutions include a call for operational budget considerations to be limited to no more than a 2.5% increase. The resolutions also called for the following unfunded capital items to be moved to the “funded” list for the 2011 capital program:

1. George Street Lighting - $250,000

2. Rotary Citizen Field Upgrade - $309,000

3. City Hall Parking Lot - $220,000

4. PG Hotel Demolition - $1,050,000

Councillor Dave Wilbur says the suggestion to hold the budget increase to no more than 2.5% "isn't the end of the day. There is still a lot more work to do."

Budget deliberations are set for February and Councillors wanted to make it clear, just because they support the resolutions doesn't mean anything is carved in stone.

While there are concerns about the eventual cost of the Canada Winter Games, Council is looking at a 3.4% increase in each of the next 5 years to help pay for the 2015 event. Councillor Murry Krause says that figure may also tumble.

The public can still provide input on budget development either online or at City Hall.

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Posted by: camoose on November 1 2010 8:45 PM

A %2.5 tax increase appears to be a definite maybe.

Posted by: Harbinger on November 1 2010 10:18 PM

When pigs fly. I will get back to you on this. Any "Bob Fords" out there in PG?

Posted by: DPJ on November 2 2010 12:04 AM

What about the 4th ave improvements?

Posted by: lonesome sparrow on November 2 2010 6:57 AM

Finding room in the budget for almost $2 million for unfunded projects and still keep increases at 2.5%. If this happens, I will kiss Dan Rogers' little brown starfish.

Posted by: gus on November 2 2010 9:05 AM

"What about the 4th ave improvements?"

What about them?

In my opinion, there are several "improvements" that are needed there that would not cost the taxpayers any money. Here are

1. No parking on the street by owners and employees of the businesses on the street. That can be enforced by the DBIA and not the city. Provide off street parking the same as for people working in places such as the Scotia building, Royal Bank building, etc.

2. No more service companies such as engineering consultants on the ground floor. They take up valuable retail space which takes away from the "shopping" nature of the street. Those kinds of businesses moving in, especially on what was once a prime shopping block, is a sign of a dying shopping "district" that can only by resurrected with an active campaign to move new retail in.

THAT is the primary role of the DBIA!!!

Posted by: Retired on November 2 2010 10:07 AM

Thats Ok for the operational budget but what about all their dream projects?
Cheers