Learn about your property taxes
City’s and York
Region’s budget processes are underway
Property taxes are used
to fund the many programs and services families enjoy and rely on. Every year,
the City of Vaughan and York Region create budgets to determine how funds will
be spent and provide opportunities for residents to give feedback.
The property tax bill
may come in a City of Vaughan envelope, but the amount collected is divided
between the City of Vaughan (28 per cent), York Region (48 per cent), the York
Region English and French school boards for education (23 per cent) and the
Hospital Precinct Levy (one per cent).
Vaughan has already
held two meetings on its budget and responded to comments from citizens, with
final budget approval scheduled for later this month. The City is responsible
for fire services, recreation services, parks and sports field operations, City
planning and development, local road maintenance, and by-law and compliance.
York Region tabled its
budget on Jan. 31. Its next budget
deliberation meetings are set for 9 a.m. on Feb. 14 and 21, with final approval
planned for the Regional Council Meeting on Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. The Region is
responsible for policing, public health, paramedics, housing and social assistance,
children’s services, regional road maintenance, and transit. It delivers
drinking water to local municipal systems and conveys wastewater from them, and
shares in responsibility for solid waste management and community planning.
At the City’s budget
meeting on Feb. 4, Council discussed the importance of residents having the
opportunity to learn more about the services the Region provides, and passed a
motion calling on York Region to hold an evening meeting in Vaughan next year
to discuss its 2020 budget.
For more information
and to stay up to date on the City’s budget, visit vaughan.ca/budget. For more information on York Region’s budget,
visit york.ca/budget.
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