The Town of The Blue Mountains will be paying more to the Nottawasaga Conservation Authority in 2025.
At its meeting on Oct. 21, The Blue Mountains council received its first glimpse of the proposed 2025 budget for the authority.
Sheryl Flanagan, the authority’s director of corporate services, attended the meeting to present the 2025 draft budget figures to council.
The proposed budget would see The Blue Mountains pay an additional $7,174 to the authority for operating and capital expenses. The town’s share of the operating budget is forecasted to rise to $52,632 up by $6,359 over 2024. The town’s capital share will rise to $3,034 up $815 over 2024. The town’s total contribution to the authority in the draft budget would be $55,666. Approximately 13 per cent of the authority’s watershed is in the town.
Flanagan explained there are two major pressures on the authority’s budget in 2025. The first is a $200,000 operating increase. Authority staff also requested an additional $200,000 to hire two new staff -– one in the engineering department and the other in the flood/forecasting/warning department.
Flanagan said the total draft 2025 budget for the authority works out to be $17.09 per year per watershed resident.
Council received the presentation, but did not make any comments on the draft budget numbers, which will be considered during the town’s upcoming budget process.
