Dorothy McCabe
City/Township Council · Waterloo
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Do you think the Region's or municipality's budget process should be more transparent and accessible to residents?single choice
It is already sufficiently transparent and accessible
Municipal and regional costs have generally risen faster than revenues restricted by property tax rules and limited local revenue tools. How would you balance tax increases against maintaining service levels and long-term financial sustainability?select up to 3 per part
A. Revenue approaches
- Moderate, predictable tax increases to maintain service levels
- Actively pursue provincial and federal transfer funding and grants
- Exploring new local revenue tools where permitted by provincial legislation
D. Growth & cost recovery
No response B. Service levels
No response C. Capital & infrastructure
- Prioritize maintenance and state-of-good-repair over expansion
- Require lifecycle cost analysis before approving any new infrastructure
- Defer or cancel capital projects with low long-term return on investment
Would you like to provide any additional context for your views on budgets?candidate's own words
Budgets are already open and transparent. Municipalities do a lot of work to try to communicate as much as and as effectively as possible about the budgets. But they are complex documents and not easily digestible.