Regina City Council passed the Regina Police Service budget Thursday night, granting them an additional $3.9 million in funding, and keeping the city’s mill rate increase at 2.34 percent. Council voted approved the motion with a vote of 7-4, with some councillors wanting to see some of the money go towards community support, and harm […]
Regina residents can expect to see a slight increase on their property taxes after City Council approved the first part of their 2021 municipal budget. With six new members of Council, Mayor Sandra Masters says the first night of delegation went quite well. “I did suspect that it could go a little long, just given […]
The lowest mill rate increase the city has seen since 2009 is going to be discussed Wednesday afternoon by Regina City Council, as they begin debate on the 2021 operating budget. A proposed increase of 2.34 percent is on the table, with 1.39 percent of that dedicated to the Regina Police Service, and .5 percent […]
The City of Regina is encouraging residents to take part in their second survey to receive input on budget spending. In their first survey launched back in July, about 2,500 people participated in the online survey where they identified roads, public safety, snow clearing and recreation as their top spending priorities overall. The results show […]
COVID-19 will provide a real challenge to those who need to crunch the numbers when it comes to devising a city budget for 2021. The city says as it stands right now, we could be facing a deficit of at least six million dollars and that number could get as high as eight and a […]
