Administration has spent months working with Council’s Strategic Plan to create business plans, analyze service levels, and evaluate programming. This work has gone into creating a proposed budget for 2023-2026. You can read it here.

This week, Council will be questioning, debating, and amending the budget. Then in a few weeks time, it will approve a final budget.

Following are 5 key things to know about the budget.

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Today the Transit re-design launched. I tried the new system out with Councillor Mike O'Connor.

We started in an On-Demand area. Booked a ride to Towne Centre Mall and caught a transfer on the Shopper's Shuttle (#3) to Westgate. Councillor O'Connor [allegedly] kicked my butt at shuffleboard. Then I took the Shopper's Shuttle downtown again and caught a transfer home.

On Demand was really slick…

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Grande Prairie residents pay an unfair amount for electricity. Last night, Council discussed our advocacy efforts surrounding electricity transmission and distribution charges.

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What a week! I’m very thankful for the support of our community, and to be heading back to work with Council.

Elections are both exhausting and exhilarating. Then on Tuesday at 10am, Council orientation started. It’s been a week of not just wrapping up a campaign and getting signs down, but also getting to know my new colleagues.

Today everything will become official as we get sworn in and start a new term. As we head into it, some thoughts:

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