What’s in the 2025 Budget?
The 2025 Budget includes investments in essential services and key projects while ensuring financial sustainability.
Operating Budgets (Day-to-Day Services)
Water Services: $200K – Clean & safe drinking water for Village residents
Transportation & Drainage: $66K – Maintains roads, sidewalks, and stormwater infrastructure
Parks & Recreation: $275K – Funds parks and trails, the Village campground, and the Kelsey Recreation Centre
Sanitary Sewer System and Garbage Collection: $161K – Funds sewer system maintenance, infrastructure maintenance, and curbside garbage pick up
Capital Budget (Infrastructure & Major Projects)
Drainage project: $1.743M to address annual flooding and implement stormwater infrastructure upgrades
Parks equipment (Kubota mower): $49K for the replacement of a lawnmower that is 13 years past its replacement date
Kelsey Centre: $70K for repairs, upgrades and replacements to the Kelsey Centre heating system.
Understanding Your 2025 Property Taxes
The Village collects property taxes to fund services such as roads, drainage, public works, recreation and parks. In addition to municipal taxes, we also collect taxes on behalf of other agencies, including:
School District 72
Strathcona Regional District
Regional Hospital District
Comox Strathcona Waste Management
BC Assessment & Municipal Finance Authority
Review the full draft financial plan here.
