Proposed Edmonton budget includes $64M in reductions but 0% tax levy increaseThe difficult budget debate wrapped late Friday morning.“These are challenging times,” Councillor Bev Esslinger said. “Reduced revenue and increased expenses and this budget reflects that.“We’re not going make everyone happy with this budget but we did our best.“It wasn’t easy,” she added, thanking all the branches, including the library, that tightened their budgets.“We all came together to make this budget possible.
We also heard from the public about the value of some of the services we offer… We also heard about the financial situations of some of our residents,” Esslinger said.“Did we get it right?