Municipalities Demand Surplus Cash
Municipalities own 60% of Alberta's public infrastructure but can't afford the maintenance. Here is how local leaders plan to secure funding.
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Alberta's local infrastructure funding has dropped by two-thirds since 2011. This decline has forced communities to raise property taxes.
Local governments own nearly 60% of Alberta's public infrastructure, but inflation makes maintenance unaffordable. To fix this, leaders are targeting Alberta's projected $2 billion budget surplus.
While the province hesitates to increase permanent spending with one-time revenues, they will consider one-time project proposals. Now, municipalities have passed a resolution demanding 10% of that surplus to fund core infrastructure like roads, water, and transit.
