Capital and Operating Budget
We're preparing the next Capital and Operating Budgets, and we want to hear from you!
The City receives public feedback throughout the year regarding projects or improvements that City staff should consider for the budget. Through this platform, the City aims to ensure that all public feedback is acknowledged, considered, and incorporated into the budget, where possible.
What we're asking:
Do you have a specific project or idea, big or small, that could positively impact our community? Share it with us!
This ongoing engagement is focused on soliciting specific project ideas or service suggestions for Council’s consideration and potential integrationContinue reading
We're preparing the next Capital and Operating Budgets, and we want to hear from you!
The City receives public feedback throughout the year regarding projects or improvements that City staff should consider for the budget. Through this platform, the City aims to ensure that all public feedback is acknowledged, considered, and incorporated into the budget, where possible.
What we're asking:
Do you have a specific project or idea, big or small, that could positively impact our community? Share it with us!
This ongoing engagement is focused on soliciting specific project ideas or service suggestions for Council’s consideration and potential integration into the future capital or operating budgets. Submissions received before May 31 of each year will be considered for the following year’s budget update.
How to get involved:
Submit your ideas by describing what project you want to see in Whitehorse, or what City services you want to see added or improved. Submissions will be publicly viewable; you can also submit in support of an existing submission.
Submissions received will be reviewed by City administration and Council. Information on how public input was integrated into the budgets will be presented at a Council committee meeting after the upcoming budget has been given first reading.
While all submissions will be reviewed, the City will likely not be able to incorporate all ideas into the budget. The City is required to prepare a balanced budget and, therefore, cannot incur a deficit like other senior levels of government. To balance the budget, a careful analysis must be done regarding the level of service required to meet the expectations of the community, balanced with realistic taxation and user fee levels.
Our promise to you:
We will keep you informed on how public input influenced the budgets.
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2024 Capital and Operating Budget Ideas
12 months agoThe City’s budget is a projected financial plan that outlines the money the City will raise and spend within a year with forecasts for future years. It is the plan that aligns the City’s strategic priorities, financial indicators, and legislative boundaries with the services the City delivers to its residents every day. It also directs what infrastructure will be purchased, constructed, and repaired.
Operating Budget
The operating budget covers the day-to-day expenditures required to deliver services to residents. These costs return year after year and include items like staff wages, office supplies, and utilities. The City prepares and manages the operating budget to maintain programs and services like transit and road maintenance, snow removal, recreational trails and facilities, garbage collection, water and sewer services, and a variety of the City’s programs. The cost of operations at the City is paid by property taxes and user fees.
Capital Budget
The capital budget is used for long term investments in the City’s assets, infrastructure, and facilities. Major road repairs, machinery, and refurbishment of water infrastructure are all capital expenses. The cost of capital investments at the City is paid for through the use of the City’s reserves, and federal and territorial granting programs.
Copperridge12 months agoStop densifying the downtown core
Spread out services to reduce the traffic into the downtown core So we can have people work where they live and reduce the amount of traffic on the roads
0 comment0unklregistration11 months agoImproved active transport and public transportation
Whse is long overdue to prioritize all forms of transportation other than vehicular. We need a continuous network of bike trails that are separate from roads, have good drainage, and priority snow clearing. More bike racks that prioritize functionality over art. A less car-centric downtown with streets closed to cars.
0 comment3Asernosk12 months agoAccessible Playground
Please consider building another accessible playground. Tye one we have is unusable due to it always being used by those that can use other playgrounds. Having more than one option would provide options and alleviate the congestion.
1 comment1Melissa11 months agoSafe way to get to Whistle Bend
In the winter, when the bike lane on mountainview disappears, it is treacherous getting to/from Whistle Bend (& Porter Creek). Please look into and implement a better option so people can safely bike to/from Whistle Bend, especially in the winter
0 comment3Richard Legner11 months agoSafety Accommodations for Vulnerable Road Users
It is great to see that many ideas relating to improving our active transportation network were already submitted and I fully support all that I have seen so far. In addition to these, I would like to see the budget reflect immediate improvements to the safety and protection of the network users. Examples that need immediate attention are: Intersection of Two Mile Hill and Industrial Road: - cyclists and pedestrians are channeled to within two feet of fast-moving motorized traffic when crossing Industrial Road - when cyclists and pedestrians approach the intersection from the west, they cannot see the cars on the slip lane that are turning right from Industrial Road to Two Mile Hill, and these cars (which are accelerating to merge in) cannot see the cyclists. It is only a matter of time before a collision/injury/death occurs here. - the slip lane on the east side is almost equally as dangerous. Intersection of Two Mile Hill and Range Road: - dangerous high-speed car traffic with no protection for cyclists or pedestrians Intersection of Two Mile Hill and Alaska Highway: - slip lanes galore that leave cyclists extremely vulnerable to car traffic - no protection for cyclists or pedestrians needing to cross the roads I am aware that the entire section of Two Mile Hill between Range Road and Alaska Highway is to be completely redesigned (hopefully as fully protected intersections). However, this project keeps getting postponed each year. Meanwhile, cyclists and pedestrians continue to be vulnerable there and are provided no safe alternatives. How is this in any way acceptable? In the absence of immediate permanent redesign, the budget needs to set aside enough funds to provide a robust temporary protected solution for vulnerable users.
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