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The pro- posed increase means that residential property taxes would increase by $11.72 per $100,000 of assessment or that the owner of a home assessed at $800,000 would pay an ad- ditional $93.75 per year, or $1.80 per week. The proposed budget will go forward to council for approval at the Jan. 28 meeting. "For over a decade, it has been a priority of this council to keep overall property tax increases in line with infla- tion, and once again we have met that goal," said budget committee chair/Ward 6 town and regional Coun. Tom Adams.Tom Adams.T "The town continues its steady path of identifying ef- ficiencies, while buildingficiencies, while buildingf and maintaining infrastruc- ture, and delivering high- quality programs and servic- es in the community. Oak- ville's property tax increases continue to be lower, more predictable and on a down- ward trend." For 2019, staff recom-For 2019, staff recom-F mended a $337.3 million op- erating budget to pay for a wide range of programs and services, including the main- tenance of roads and com- munity facilities, fire servic- es, transit, parks and trails, recreation and culture, se- nior services and libraries. Program enhancements recommended for 2019 in- clude funding for the newly opened Trafalgar Park Com- munity Centre, the Sixteen Mile Branch library and the final phase of the Municipalfinal phase of the Municipalf Enforcement Strategy. Town staff said $2.1 mil-Town staff said $2.1 mil-T lion in anticipated savings are being recognized from ef- ficiency review work under-ficiency review work under-f taken in 2018 and 2019. The 2019 recommended capital budget will see $116.3 million used to fund new fa- cilities, transportation, in- frastructure renewal andfrastructure renewal andf other elements related to growth. Some of the capital pro- jects for 2019 include: • $22.5 million for the Southeast Community Cen- tre • $10.8 million for Down- town Lakeshore Reconstruc- tion • $9.6 million for the Road Resurfacing and Preserva-Resurfacing and Preserva-R tion Program • $5.1 million for Fire Sta- tion #8 • $3.6 million for Transit bus replacements • $3.4 million for Kerr Street widening and grade separation • $3.1 million for ice rink replacement at the River Oaks Community Centre • $3 million for the widen- ing of Speers Road from Third Line to Fourth Line • $2.9 million for the build- ing of the North Oakville Neighbourhood Park • $2.5 million for the Em- erald Ash Borer Manage- ment Program The budget committee recommended that capital funding of $250,000 for afunding of $250,000 for af study to replace Town Hall be deferred. It also approved the proposed 2019 rates and fees. On average, rates andfees. On average, rates andf fees will increase between 2fees will increase between 2f and 3 per cent, which will generate close to $1.5 million in revenue to help fund vari- ous programs and services across town. "The proposed budget supports our commitment to ensuring the long-term fi- nancial sustainability of our community," said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. "Oakville's finances are stable and the healthiest in Ontario because the town continues to reap the bene- fits of the program-based,fits of the program-based,f performance-based (PB2) budgeting that allows staff to identify efficiencies and still deliver on much-needed pro- grams and services." The town council meeting where final approval of thewhere final approval of thew budget will be considered takes place at 7 p.m., within the council chamber of the Halton Regional Centre, at 1150 Bronte Rd. Residents who wish to ap-Residents who wish to ap-R pear before council to dele- gate may register in person at the meeting or in advance by emailing townclerk@oak- ville.ca or by calling 905-815- 6015. NEWS OAKVILLE BUDGET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS 1.99 PER CENT TAX INCREASE TO COUNCIL