2025 Budget Engagement
Your voice matters! We’re gearing up for the 2025 budget deliberations, and we want to hear from you. This is your chance to provide input and share your priorities for the upcoming year.
Take a few moments to complete our 2025 Budget Survey and let us know where you think funds should be allocated. Your feedback will be presented to Council and play a vital role in shaping the future of our community.
Submit your responses by September 20th for a chance to win a $100 prepaid Credit Card! Let’s work together to make Edson the best it can be!
A peek at past results
Citizen Budget Engagement Results - Budget 2024
Citizen Budget Engagement Results - Budget 2023
In-Person Sessions
Learn more about the budget process, ask questions, and fill out he survey in person at our engagement sessions
- September 12, from 6pm-8pm at the Edson and District Leisure Centre.
- September 19, from 4pm-8pm at the Edson Art Walk in downtown Edson.
Final Budget 2024
Council has approved the 2024 Operating Budget.
A $37.28 million operating budget was approved that focuses on affordability for our residents, while continuing to offer high quality services to the community.
The budget was designed to touch every pillar of Council’s Strategic Plan: Creating a Connected Community that is Safe and Inclusive; Fostering a Robust and Adaptable Economy; Responding to a Changing Global Environment; Ensuring Quality Infrastructure; and Providing Effective Leadership and Community Engagement.
“Council is pleased to support this final Operating Budget, which sees no new user fee increases, but continues to focus on quality services for our residents. It was important to Council to limit increases considering the immense financial pressure Canadians are dealing with. This is a difficult balance considering costs to municipalities also continue to increase, but we feel we’ve been presented a fair budget that addresses both affordability and quality levels of service.
-Edson Mayor Kevin Zahara
The overall taxation increase for 2024 is 2.89%. The Reserve Policy requires 0.5%, with the remaining 2.39% going towards new budget initiatives. On an average residential assessment of $336,400, this would equate to an increase of $65.50 for the year.
A couple of changes have also been approved for the 2024 Capital budget, including an increase of $60.24 million for YCE Multi-use Facility with the project set to commence this summer, and a decrease of $1.5 million in the Township Road 532 project.
2024 Capital Budget: 2024 Capital Budget (Amended April 23, 2024)
To view the Media Release: Budget 2024 Update (April 24, 2024)
Info Sheet: 2024 Budget Info Sheet
2024 Budget Report: 2024 Budget Report
2024 Final Budget Presentation: 2024 Budget Presentation