News Items tag as: Kelowna infrastructure deficit

Kelowna city council exploring ways to fund roads, parks and civic buildings
April 01, 2019 - 3:07 PM

KELOWNA - Developers are going to be hit first but everyone paying to use a City of Kelowna service won’t be far behind as the city tries to dig its way out of its $478 million deficit for new roads, parks and civic buildings.
Extra tax hike every year won't be enough to pay for Kelowna roads and parks
December 03, 2018 - 4:00 PM

KELOWNA - Even if Kelowna hits taxpayers with an annual infrastructure tax, it won’t be nearly enough to pay for the $1.05 billion needed to build roads, parks and other facilities by 2027.
Infrastructure tax could be first of many increases to deal with Kelowna's $477 million deficit
November 30, 2018 - 3:30 PM

KELOWNA - A proposed 1.95 per cent infrastructure tax in 2019 is just one relatively small part of the hit Kelowna residents and businesses are likely to take in the next few years to ease a projected $477 million shortfall.
Kelowna looking at ways to cut into $463 million infrastructure shortfall
November 29, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - Over the next 10 years, the City of Kelowna wants to build more $1.05 billion in road, parks and other improvements, but only has about half that money budgeted.
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Kelowna's lost wetlands and building around the ones that are left
Kelowna is known for its vineyards, orchards and beaches, but a lot of the city used to be a big swampy marsh. Now, the city is caught between conserving swampland and trying to stack more people on top of each other as the population grows.

Kelowna city council exploring ways to fund roads, parks and civic buildings