The City of Ottawa has offered the Property Tax Deferral Program since 2007. It allows qualified low-income seniors and low-income people with disabilities to defer the total amount of their property taxes until one of the following occurs: the property is sold or transferred, the owner(s) no longer qualify for the program, the owner(s) pass…
Council approves Budget 2019 and Stage 2 light-rail transit Ottawa – Council approved the budget for 2019 and Stage 2 light-rail transit on March 6th, allowing construction of the City’s O-Train network expansion to begin this year. The approved Budget 2019 makes investments to build more affordable housing, close Ottawa’s infrastructure gap, expand public transit…
Since I am a member of the Audit Committee, I would like to provide you with an update of the February 25, 2019 meeting. The City’s Audit Committee today approved the draft budget for audit work by the Auditor General in 2019. The committee also received the audit plan from the City’s external auditors, Ernst…
Transit Commission approves OC Transpo’s 2019 Draft Budget The Transit Commission approved the 2019 Draft Budget for OC Transpo. The draft budget includes investments in bus service enhancements and new additions to the bus fleet. The 2019 draft budget will be considered at City Council on Wednesday, March 6. Enhancing transit service Highlights of the draft…
The Ottawa Police Services Board’s Finance and Audit Committee will be welcoming public delegations on the 2019 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets of the Ottawa Police Service at its meeting on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 2:30pm, in the Colonel By Room.
Bay Ward Investments Infrastructure $19.1 million to rehabilitate sewage pumping stations, including the Britannia, Lincoln and Pooler sewage pumping stations $13.6 million to replace the Tri-township collector and March Ridge trunk sanitary sewers $2.7 million to resurface roads, including: Carling Avenue from Grandview Road to Corkstown Road Woodridge Crescent $700,000 to design upgrades to the…
Draft Budget 2019, tabled today at City Council, is a prudent financial plan that ramps up investments to build more affordable housing, close Ottawa’s infrastructure gap, expand public transit service and enhance the safety of Ottawa’s communities. In 2019, the City is looking to invest $15 million to build more affordable housing for residents. This…
On February 6, 2019, City Council tabled the budget for the 2018 – 2022 term. Council will meet on March 6, 2019 to pass the budget. You can view the City Council meeting here .