Current Issues - Councillor Cesar Palacio, Ward 17 - Davenport

Current Issues we are working on...

• New Graffiti Initiatives Apps Launched
  

• Ward 11 and 17 regarding widening
• Toronto Community Housing - Let's Talk
• Go/Metrolinx Update
• January 23, 2012 - Save Our Student Nutriton and Other Vital Programs Update
• December 9, 2011 - Let's Save Our Student Nutrition Program

• July 11, 2011 - St. Clair Right-of-Way
  

2012 Budget
The purpose of the 2012 budget process is to balance the budget. We set to fix the City’s $774 million “structural deficit”, by finding efficiencies, savings, and reducing the size of government without compromising – front line service levels.

In essence, the City has spending and revenue challenges.

The challenges

1.  Opening spending pressure is $774 million
2.  Reliance on one-time revenues needs to end
3.  Spending has exceeded revenue growth
4.  Municipal debt and capital financing is putting pressure on the      Operating Budget  

The opportunities

1.  Cut spending through efficiencies and service level adjustments
2.  Maximize revenue sources
3.  Moderate impact of capital financing
4.  Moderate property tax (2.5%) and TTC (.10 cents) increases

Overall, this budget makes major progress in all areas and moves the City closer towards fiscal sustainability with – limited service impacts – modest tax and TTC fare increases – and improves capital funding to reduce the ever-increasing backlog.

As your City Councillor for the last 8 years, I fully understand that it is essential to have a healthy and robust social infrastructure in our communities. Amenities, such as, swimming pools, libraries, parks, community centres, and assistance to our seniors are vital to maintaining a fair quality of life in our community and to get a fair share of funds to rejuvenate Ward-17.

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Your Daytime Garbage/Recycling
Pick-up is Changing

Due to city-wide changes in our garbage/recycling collection system, the City's Solid Waste Division informed me that the collection day for our area was changing. The new garbage and recycling collection schedule for Ward 17 went into effect Tuesday April 3, 2012. This change was introduced to increase the efficiency of City collection operations. Please note that the only change is your collection day, there is no change in the type of materials collected.  For your convenience I have provided links for the new collection calendar available for download.

NOTE:  THERE IS NO CHANGE TO NIGHT SCHEDULE COLLECTIONS

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