Budget 2015

Council has been discussing and deliberating the proposed Financial Plan for the past few months and have developed a draft 2015 budget that helps support their draft strategic priorities. 

Based on the latest draft of the 2015 - 2019 Financial Plan Report, a 3.6% increase in revenues from property taxes is needed.  View an overview of the 3.6% increase and what it means for taxpayers.  

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The District of Squamish kicked off its 2015 budget deliberations on Monday, February 23, 2015. Council worked through multi-day budget workshops, with budget materials brought forward by staff, to understand what the 2015 budget comprises.

The multi-day Council Committee of the Whole (budget workshop) agendas can be viewed:

• April 7 - Regular Business Meeting
• March 30 - Committee of the Whole
• March 24 - Committee of the Whole
• March 23 - Committee of the Whole
• March 9 - Committee of the Whole
• February 23 - Committee of the Whole

All meetings will be streamed live and recorded for viewing at a convenient time. Please click here to access the 2015 Budget video library.

• 2015-2019 Financial Plan Workshop Package can be viewed here. 
• 2015-2019 Financial Plan report (version 2 draft 3) can be viewed here.
  

The community is invited to weigh in and share their comments or ask questions throughout the budget process. There are numerous ways to engage with us:

• Via email: budgetfeedback@squamish.ca or Council@squamish.ca
• Via Facebook or Twitter @Squamishtown
• Via the comments field below. (please note, comments in this field will appear on this website.
• Via private comment. (Comments using this form will be shared with Council but will not be shared on this website)