What is the difference between the property tax supported and water and sanitary sewerage systems budgets?

The Region prepares two budgets annually. The first is for services funded by property taxes, which presents the operating and capital funding requirements for the following Regional services:

• Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS)
• Durham Region Transit (DRT)
• Regional roads and bridges
• Solid waste management
• Social services including social housing, social assistance, children’s services, family services and long-term care and services for seniors
• Public health and paramedic services
• Planning and economic development
• Emergency management
• 9-1-1 services

The second is for water and sanitary sewer services which are billed on a consumption basis to customers who are connected to the municipal systems. These services are user rate supported and are not funded from Regional property taxes.

To learn more about this year’s Business Plans and Budgets – or to view editions from prior years – please follow the links here.