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Last call for your input! Budget consultation wraps up Feb. 9

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024  
Take this opportunity to shape the City of West Kelowna’s 2024 Budget and Council’s Strategic Priorities.
 
Our community has until Feb. 9, 2024 to provide feedback on the Draft Five-Year Financial Plan and Council’s Strategic Priorities. Get involved, learn more about the proposed budget and provide feedback about what is most important in your neighbourhood and across our City.
 
This year's draft budget is forecasting at a 6.85 per cent tax rate increase....

Council Highlights - Jan. 23, 2024

Regular Council Meeting

Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024

Watch Council meetings live or view the webcast archive

Council meetings are livestreamed at westkelownacity.ca/webcasts. The webcast is archived the next business day. Find the Jan. 23 agenda and archive at pub-westkelowna.escribemeetings.com.

Council approves appointments to Board of Variance and Agricultural Advisory Committee

Council appointed Jim Fry, Ethel Lariviere, Katalin Zsufa, Robert Mashohn and Jaret Peterson to the Board of Variance for a...

Share your thoughts on the Draft 2024 Budget and Council’s Strategic Priorities

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 Help shape our city by sharing your thoughts on the Draft 2024 Budget and Council’s Strategic Priorities! From now until Feb. 9, join us to review the Five-Year Financial Plan, the Draft 2024 Budget and provide feedback on Council’s 2022 - 2026 Strategic Priorities: Annual Review 2024. This year's draft budget forecasts at a 6.85 per cent tax rate increase. Your continued input is needed to guide the investments and operations in West Kelowna as the budget process proceeds.

Alternative approval process proceeds for Fire Hall #32 Replacement Project

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024

At the January 23 Regular Council meeting, West Kelowna Council endorsed an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for long-term borrowing up to $8 million to partially fund the Fire Hall #32 Replacement Project. As a requirement under the Community Charter, this process ensures the West Kelowna community has an opportunity to submit an Elector Response Form should an individual oppose long-term borrowing.

Council has directed staff to ensure that no new...

Council Highlights - Jan. 9, 2024

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024

Watch Council meetings live or view the webcast archive

Council meetings are livestreamed at westkelownacity.ca/webcasts. The webcast is archived the next business day. Find the Jan. 9 agenda and archive atpub-westkelowna.escribemeetings.com.

Council supports Okanagan Basin Water Board’s invasive mussel prevention initiatives

The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) gave a presentation on the potential, costly devastation that invasive quagga and zebra mussels could...