{"id":23523,"date":"2019-04-11T20:44:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T00:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=23523"},"modified":"2019-04-11T20:45:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T00:45:03","slug":"getting-things-done-budget-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/getting-things-done-budget-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"GETTING THINGS DONE: Budget 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Mayor Tom Mrakas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After months of hard work by Staff and Council, the final\n2019 Budget was approved at the March 26th Council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am proud that Staff and Council were able to work\ncollaboratively to produce a budget that maintains the excellent level of\nservice that our residents expect while at the same time remaining fiscally\nresponsible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora Council has continually looked for ways to become\nmore efficient and modernize service delivery. And the 2019 budget is a great\nexample of how Council has begun to re-evaluate how tax dollars are spent so as\nto better ensure every dollar that is spent has value. Great news for Aurora!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And speaking of great news, I was also pleasantly\nsurprised to receive a letter from the Minister informing me that the Province\nwill be providing a one-time payment to the Town of $210,443 in the current\nfiscal year to support small and rural municipalities\u2019 efforts to become more\nefficient and reduce expenditure growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since coming into office just a few months ago, this\nCouncil has hit the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve moved important initiatives forward and have made\ngreat strides in moving Aurora towards a future of positive change!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am looking forward to working with my colleagues at the\nFinance Advisory Committee as we continue to look at ways in which we can\nprovide the services that our residents need at the best possible price!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town staff have produced a very helpful infographic\n(available at: http:\/\/www.mrakas.ca\/council-update-march-26-2019\/) that\nprovides a full explanation of where your tax dollars go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all for this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, if you would like to get into contact with me\nplease feel free to contact me anytime by phone 905-727-3123 ext. 4746 or by\nemail tmrakas@aurora.ca<\/a> and if\nyou would like to sign up for more newsletters and council updates then please\nvisit Mrakas.ca\/contact to join the growing list of Aurorans that are staying\ninformed. #GettingThingsDone.<\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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