CANADAHALIFAX news municipal budget 2022/23 approved by council by admin 12 أبريل، 2022 written by admin 12 أبريل، 2022 29 It comes with a 4.6 per cent increase to the average residential and commercial property tax bill. CityNews Halifax Staffa Listen to this article Halifax regional council has approved a $1.1 billion budget as well as a capital plan of $318.9 million. The budget comes with a 4.6 per cent increase to the average residential and commercial property tax bill. HRM says that means those owning an average single family home will be paying an extra $94 over the course of the year. The average commercial property tax bill will go up by $1,989. Of that 4.6 per cent, 3 per cent goes toward the Climate Action Tax to support HalifACT, which is the municipality’s long-term climate action plan. “The Climate Action Tax will fund projects such as electric vehicles and buses, net-zero buildings, installing public electric vehicle chargers, and taking actions to improve the resiliency of communities and infrastructure against the impacts of climate change – which range from flood mitigation and stormwater management to food security and emergency preparedness,” HRM said in a news release. Mayor Mike Savage says council must anticipate and act on future challenges, including climate change. “We have a strong climate plan (HalifACT) which requires investment. There will be many paybacks for the work we do today, but we must not delay,” he said. “With every budget, our goal is to find a balance between managing tax rates to service our growing population, while investing in important initiatives to serve and improve life for our residents.” The remaining 1.6 per cent of the increase will go to ongoing operations, public safety, maintenance and service improvements – such as the provincial road transfer – as well as strategic capital investment. Key programs and capital projects Halifax Transit Electric Bus Procurement and Ragged Lake Transit Centre – $64 million Final year of Moving Forward Together Plan implementation – $5 million Active Transportation & Environment Active Transportation – $4 million Regional Centre All Ages & Abilities (AAA) Bikeways – $7 million HalifACT Climate Action Plan – $10 million (2022/23 to 2025/26 $120 million) Energy Efficiency Initiatives for Libraries and Recreation Centres – $4 million Urban Forestry Plan implementation – $2 million Transportation & Safety Road Safety Improvement & Traffic Calming – $5 million Enhanced Street Recapitalization program supporting new Levels of Service – $9 million (total Street Recapitalization is $41 million) Transfer of provincial roads to the municipality from the Province of Nova Scotia – $8 million Fire Fleet Expansion & Replacement – $5 million Bedford West Road Oversizing – $3 million Recreation & Community Park Development/ Recapitalization – $8 million (growth initiatives increased by $2.5 million) Halifax Common Pool Reconstruction – $8 million Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Recreation Centre Recapitalization – $4 million Halifax North Memorial Library – $5 million Non-profit tax rebate for affordable housing increase – $450,000 Burnside & City of Lakes Industrial Park expansion – $26 million 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Tourism operators hard at work getting ready for the return of cruise ships next post Suspect charged in Barrington Street stabbing (update) You may also like كارني تعهّد بتوحيد بلد منقسم من أجل مواجهة... 29 أبريل، 2025 احتفاظ الليبراليين بقيادة كارني بالسلطة في أوتاوا 29 أبريل، 2025 Liberals complete the sweep of Halifax-area ridings 29 أبريل، 2025 Province updates school code of conduct amid rise... 29 أبريل، 2025 Liberals make gains in Nova Scotia amid tight... 29 أبريل، 2025 RMCP search for missing Lower Sackville woman 26 أبريل، 2025 Canadians at pope’s funeral say ceremony reflected his... 26 أبريل، 2025 2alarm blaze decimates home in Middle Sackville 26 أبريل، 2025 Israeli airstrike kills 10 people, half of them... 26 أبريل، 2025 كارني يندّد بالحصار الغذائي الإسرائيلي على قطاع غزة 26 أبريل، 2025