2012 Budget Input Session
I am organizing an informal 2012 budget input session with my colleagues Councillors Barkley, Cluett and Di Lorenzo*. We hope this will be first of several informal sessions where we (councillors) will do less talking and more listening. The meeting will be in Room 4 of the Milton Sports Centre on Monday July 1th, 2011 starting at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there. * – Just so it’s clear, we are doing it together because our wards include most of new parts of urban Milton. Other councillors either plan to attend or will do their own.
Read MoreSo you know I read comments ….
A vast majority of comments were constructive and helpful. Some are sort of questions and some are funny. I’ll try to answer just those :-There are always general comments about taxes :- Not sure, but there are savings to be found in any government / businessand Nothing specific .. but taxes are too highand Cut spendingBut this one takes the prize: Tax the new people. If they want to move from Brampton / Mississauga to Milton, let them pay for itAlright, lets have a “new people” tax. And humour: I believe a full subway transit line is very feasible …...
Read MoreResult of the budget survey
Remember that budget survey I shared a couple of weeks ago that Town of Milton was running? Well, results are out. I just went through 180+ written comments. Here’s the summary :- The interesting thing is that it seems like overall people want to maintain services. Exceptions are park / open space maintenance ( where the difference between “improve” and “maintain” is very small) and recreation programs (same comment). However, Milton Sports Centre is slated to open this year and it will drastically improve recreation programs (two extra skating...
Read MoreBudget feedback
The Town of Milton is asking members of the community to provide input on the Town’s 2012 annual budget. The survey barely took 5 minutes. It’s online and you can do it right now. Your input will be used to craft the next budget. Click here to go directly to the survey.
Read More2012 Budget Input
First opportunity to give staff input on the 2012 budget process is this Monday at 7pm. Milton residents are invited to provide public comments on the 2012 Town Budget in regards to programs, service levels and priorities. Town staff will be conducting a presentation at the start of the meeting to introduce the budget process. If you’d like to provide input please register as a delegation. You can do so online at the town’s website (www.milton.ca) or by picking up the forms at the Clerks Office (Town Hall West, 150 Mary Street). If you’d like to provide input please...
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