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2024/25 Village Budget Approved

Published: March 22 2024 16:35

After a series of meetings for budget deliberations, the 2024/25 Village Budget(195 KB) was approved by the Village Commission on March 20, 2024. To have this completed before the start of the fiscal year on April 1st sets us up for success in the coming year.

• The General Government/Operations Budget is $415,201.05, funded by Village property tax.
• The Capital Budget is $315,105, funded by federal and provincial capital grants and reserve funds. This is for a large repair and accessibility retrofit project for the Lido Pool.
• The EHS Building Budget is $35,135, funded by rental income on the building only (no public funds). The building is slated for a new roof this year.

The Village property tax rate remains $0.0777 per $100 of property assessment, as it has been since 2018/19.

NOTE: The Chester Volunteer Fire Department Budget is no longer prepared by the Village Commission. That responsibility now lies with the Chester Fire Services Committee, a body jointly owned by the Village and Municipality of Chester.

UPDATE: The 2023/24 Fire Services Budget is now approved by the Committee, Village, and Municipality. See the Fire Department page for more.