Episode Details

After four days of debate, Edmonton city council approved adjustments to the 2025 budget, setting a 6.1% property tax increase for next year. In this episode, we dig into some of the key moments throughout the debate. We talk about photo radar, trees, and community sandboxes.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Budget

• News Release: City Council confirms fall budget adjustments
• Edmonton city council approves 6.1% tax hike for 2025
• Budget 2025: Explore Edmonton asks city for $6M or won't run Expo centre and convention centre
• Edmonton city council looking for ways to lower tax increase as budget deliberations heat up
• Edmonton mayor releases budget plan to shave two per cent off 2025 tax hike
• Mayor Sohi's budget page
• On the agenda: Fall budget adjustment
• Council continues final budget adjustment deliberations

Downtown buildings

• City of Edmonton planning to sell 2 downtown office buildings, relocate hundreds of staff

Photo radar

• News Release: Putting an end to the photo radar cash cow
• Alberta government aims to cut photo radar sites by 70%
• 'Absolutely concerned': Edmonton mayor, councillors react to Alberta photo radar plan

Community sandboxes

• Some community leagues opt to maintain their own sandboxes after city-wide program shrinks

Tree planting

• News Release: City surpasses planting record for a second year, moving closer to two million tree goal

From the Taproot newsroom

• Departure of Good Goods from downtown leaves business association with few options
• Options for new bike lanes on Victoria Promenade hit planning stage

Rapid fire

• Get Free Studded Tires to Ride Through the Winter

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