Kingston Budget

• 3.5% property tax increase in Kingston budget set to go to council next week

  Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson says the budget increase is spurred by inflation, but the tax increase is one of the lowest municipal budget increases in the province.

  Canada

  Jan 11
  
• Kingston’s 2022 budget deliberations wrap up with 2.1% tax increase

  After three days of meetings this week, Kingston council approved a 2.1 per cent budget increase for next year, which will amount to about $75 extra per household in 2022.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2021
  
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• Kingston councillors open 2022 budget discussions with projected 2.4% tax hike

  Kingston city councillors will open the books on the 2022 election year budget this week, which includes a property tax hike of 2.4 per cent.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2021
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• Kingston councillors approve 2021 budget with 2.4% tax hike, $1 million in pandemic aid

  Kingston city councillors said they can’t remove the sting of a property tax increase in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they did find an extra $ 1 million.

  Economy

  Jan 29, 2021
• Kingston homeowners face 2.4% tax hike as pandemic hits municipal revenues

  Kingston city councillors will hear some good news and bad news when they gather virtually next week to open the 2021 budget talks.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2021
• Kingston city council approves 2020 budget

  After two nights of deliberations, Kingston city councillors approved the recommended 2020 operating budget.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2019
• Kingston police looking to hire new recruits but face budget constraints

  Kingston police were asked to go back to the drawing board after their proposal to hire 10 new police recruits and one IT civilian came in at a 4.5 per cent budget increase or 1.7 million dollars.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2019
• City of Kingston launches third-party audit to seek budget efficiencies

  The City of Kingston is taking the Ontario government up on its offer to do an in-depth review of its municipal budget to look for potential savings.

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2019
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• City of Kingston records $3.9M budget surplus, will direct extra funds to reserve accounts

  The city has a long-standing policy to tuck away any operating budget surpluses into its reserve accounts for future capital needs and unforeseen expenses.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2019