2021 Budget

A municipal budget is the blueprint that outlines how funds are collected and allocated. To build a balanced budget in any year requires balancing of strategic priorities, fiscal prudence and value for money for the taxpayers. To build a balanced budget during a global pandemic requires ingenuity and resiliency. The 2021 budget maintains all current levels of service, as well as providing for a responsible number of initiatives designed to improve the quality of lives and the sustainability of the Town’s infrastructure. It also accounts for the continuing impact of COVID-19 on municipal operations and compensates for property assessment values not changing from last year. The overriding principle of building an annual budget is to execute the initiatives as identified in the Strategic Plan, and to meet base everyday service obligations that the Town must continue to deliver. The Town’s budget and forecast is built using long-term funding strategies and tools to manage the vast volume of priorities in a thriving community.