On Monday, Charlottetown City Council unanimously approved its operational and capital budgets for 2025-26. There’s about $110-million for operating expenses, including water and sewer services, and about $70-million in capital spending.
Among the highlights is $2-million towards purchasing seven new transit buses and planning for four electric minibuses this year; $3-million for repairs and renovations, architectural and engineering design work to Eastlink Centre; and $6.9-million for water distribution upgrades and wellfield protection.
There will be no change to property tax rates, while water and sewer utility rates will increase 2.2 per cent. That works out to an increase of about $14.41 annually or four cents a day for the average household.
