District of Port Edward invites residents to review Budget information and share comments before April 22

With Budget time fast approaching the District of Port Edward
is seeking comments from its residents
(photo from District of Port Edward)

The Council for the District of Port Edward has opened the public comment period towards their budget process. 

With the District offering up some background material for the public to review over the next week, as well as some thoughts towards the progress and investments into the community that the District  has moved forward one.

The First bit of information sharing is that of the District's Strategic Planning towards 2022.

 

“Port Edward has maintained a strong financial position amidst some significant revenue changes to our tax sharing agreement and expected grants in lieu of taxes....It is exciting to see new businesses and industry coming to Port Edward and this is a very important part of growing our community and achieving Council’s vision of a vibrant, self-sufficient and complete community.” - Mayor Knut Bjorndal 

Mayor Bjorndal also has provided some further themes for community residents to review as part of the Budget process, posting his correspondence to the District of Port Edward website.

Key points from his review, No increase for taxes, continued progress on their Strategic Plan.

Mr. Bjorndal also highlights their continued work on the District's infrastructure, along with the council's efforts towards seeking funding for additional infrastructure measures.

For those in the District that wish to express their concerns or opinions on the budget, they are advised to contact the Mayor or Council members by 2PM on April 22nd or to direct their observations through the District's Director of Finance at lpage@portedward.ca

You can review more notes from Port Edward from our archive page here.