City budget

BEPPLE – Expect big Kamloops tax increase to pay for rising policing costs

August 25, 2021 // 1 Comment

THE PRELIMINARY FIGURES for the 2022 City of Kamloops budget haven’t yet come to council, but I’m predicting a large tax increase to offset the increased cost of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City council’s budget wish list looks like a multiple choice test

February 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S AN OLD STRATEGY for getting the right answer from your boss. Whenever he or she wants you to craft a plan for how to do something [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Getting to zero will test City council’s mettle on budget

August 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT’S THIS, TAX CUTS at City Hall? You heard it right. Kamloops City council voted Tuesday to keep next year’s budget increase as close [Continue]

BEPPLE – Those low property taxes are good unless we want a better city

February 13, 2019 // 3 Comments

IT’S EASY TO GET sucked into the promise of low taxes. And, I have to admit, last week I was sucked in too. On Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, the City of Kamloops staff and [Continue]

Snow, trail, lighting on agenda for City’s last budget meeting

February 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — Last kick at the City’s budget can will take place next week. Following the workshop style budget sessions the City hosted last fall regarding the [Continue]

What do you want council to spend taxes on?

February 28, 2014 // 2 Comments

By COUN. MARG SPINA /FROM CITY HALL (COLUMN) — On Tuesday, Feb. 25, we held our final public budget meeting. Public sessions started last fall, were held in different parts [Continue]

Roundtable City budget format pure genius

February 27, 2014 // 0 Comments

THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Every once in awhile an idea comes along you wish you’d thought of sooner. Such as setting up roundtables at City budget meetings instead [Continue]

Performing arts studies top list for public budget session

February 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The cost of studies for a new performing arts theatre will top the agenda at Tuesday night’s public input session on City council’s new budget. Staff has [Continue]

Council making plans for roundtable public budget session

February 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The public’s last chance for input on the 2014 City budget comes up next week. The session will be held Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Interior Savings Centre from 7 to 10 [Continue]

Lots to talk about when council hosts public budget session

February 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — City council hosts its final public budget meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25 and there will be lots to talk about. The meeting, set for the Interior Savings Centre from 7 to [Continue]