Mayor Olivia Chow and Coun. Shelley Carroll speak with reporters at the first of 6 in-person budget consultations the city is holding in preparation for 2025.
The City of Toronto held a public meeting in North York on Saturday to hear how Torontonians want municipal dollars spent. It’s the first of four in-person budget consultations being held around the city this month, along with two virtual meetings and an online survey.Mayor Olivia Chow and Coun. Shelley Carroll speak with reporters on Saturday at the first of four in-person budget consultations the city is holding in preparation for 2025.
"This is an annual process now," she said at the packed meeting at North York Memorial Community Hall. "So that each year, the budget is actually being applied where the needs are." This year, the city has added an online tool for people to try their hand at balancing the budget themselves. The program will show how money invested in one area takes away money from other city services and programs.City needs new revenue, says former councillor
"That's the magic sauce of this moment right now," he said. "To be able to find that place of personal affordability in terms of a potential tax increase, while at the same time building the services and kind of city that people have also been clamouring for.
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