City Council set for Capital Budget deliberations
Through one of the biggest tasks of this term, Lethbridge City Council is about to make some challenging financial decisions to help establish the City's long-range future.
Council will convene as Community Issues Committee (CIC) from November 16-20 to debate and provide recommendations for the City’s next Capital Budget. Deliberations for 2027-2036 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) will take place at City Hall, with scheduled start times of 9 a.m. each day.
The CIP identifies one-time costs for the planning and construction of items such as roads, recreation facilities, parks, buildings/facilities and utility projects. It also provides a planning schedule and financing plan.
The CIP includes proposed items relating to:
- Transportation & Transit
- Community Services
- Corporate Services
- Excite Lethbridge
- Lethbridge Police Service
- Lethbridge Public Library
- Offsite Levy projects
- Waste & Recycling Utility projects
- Water & Wastewater Utility projects
- Electric Utility projects
The full draft budget book can be found here.
The Capital Budget will include a four-year (2027-2030) approved budget within a 10-year (2027-2036) Capital plan. Further financial details of the proposed CIP projects being presented can be found in the following documents:
Recommendations stemming from these CIP deliberations will be forwarded for City Council’s consideration and potential approval at a regular meeting in December.
Since August, City Council and City staff have connected with residents through a variety of community events, sharing information about the City’s capital budget process. Further information is available on our Get Involved Lethbridge page.
Residents can provide feedback on proposed Capital Budget items by:
- Attending and speaking at the November 16-20 CIC meetings
- Submitting written feedback
- Written submissions must be submitted through the City’s website under the section “Items already on a CIC agenda”
- Please note that your name, contact information and comments will be made publicly available in the Council Agenda and will become part of the public record
- Submissions will be made available to members of the CIC
For those wanting to follow along, daily recaps will be sent out through the City's news subscription at the end of each CIC deliberation day.
More information on the CIP process, as well as past CIP documents, is available here.
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