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WATERlDO CHRONICLE - Wednesday, December 17,2014 ~13 Questions raised over increases in water rates and lack of savings Condnuedt‘mm ml ing staff salaries and compenaa- Mavin, former chief financial offi» rolled into property taxes. lt was About 43 per cent of all infra~ don, sewercosts energy (electricity cot and treasurer for the city. "The phased-in over four years into a structure spending in 2015 is relat- ‘We are making sure to phase and water) andotherexpenditures impact on the average household is userâ€"pay model. The majority of ed to new growth, 24 per cent is {stormwater rates) in, recognizing Property taxes may not be in fact higheron the utility side." last year‘s 1.25 per cent tax lnaease related to rehabilitation of old . the impact it has on people while increased higher than MP1. Coun. Brian Bourke also asked (about 80 percent) was for the final infrastructure and 24 per cent is a trying to meet our responsibilities, Coun. Bob Mavin highlighted to why with more people conserving year of the four~year phaseâ€"in of combination of growth and reha- so when it rains it goes where it's the rest of council that the rate water in their daily activities that the stormwater utility fee. bilitation, such as replacing old supposed to go and not into your increase for the city’s portion of the water rates continue to increase. The city is also proposing an sewer mains while building a new basement.” Henry said. water rates was higher than the Denise McGoldrick, director of operating budget of $171.5 million mad. The tax rate was set using the propertytaxincrease. water services. said while users in 2015 â€" up from about $160 mil- The city is expecting a 2014 municipal price index. which the “One of the challenges staff has may not see savings in the short~ lion in 2014 ~ and a capital budget budget surplus of about $1.6 mil~ previous council capped at 1.53 per always had is how they deal with term. conserving water will delay or of $71.8 million for 127 projects. lion. rent in September. Developed dure utlility budgets, because they don’t defer costly infrastructure projects. The city is forecasting it will spend The city has an estimated $67 mg the City’s 2006 budget process. tend to get the same scrutiny as This is the first year the $366.9 million between 2016 and million of debt. $51 million of MP1 is calculated yearly by examin- property tax budgets do." said stormwater utility fee has not been 2024 on 207 capital projects. which is tied to RIM Park. Chr . St S w m . . t I /\. 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