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1 in 6 of Your City Tax Dollars is Paying to Fix Old Infrastructure
The real story of our upcoming city budget is that Ottawa has an annual half billion dollar infrastructure deficit. And no plan to fill that hole.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
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City Reserves Drop into the Red Zone
Reserves are the black box of Ottawa city finances. Budget 2025 shows them dropping below recommended levels.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
Lansdowne 2.0 Gets Up to $22 Million in Ottawa's 2025 Budget
While we're increasing the bus passes of seniors by 60%, to raise $820,000.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
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A Better Way to Manage Transit
Nickel-and-diming OC Transpo is turning it into a half billion dollar a year white elephant.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
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What I'm Looking For in Ottawa's 2025 Budget (Part 3)
Will the City continue to drain its reserves, as it has done for the past 2 years?
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
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What I'm Looking For in Ottawa's 2025 Budget (Part 2)
Poor infrastructure decisions made today could keep taxes high for generations to come.
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What I'm Looking For in Ottawa's 2025 Budget (Part 1)
My 4 top questions for the upcoming city budget
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