Category: Local Governance

The Town’s 2025 water and wastewater operations have a proposed budget of $20.72 million. This is an increase of $514,360 over 2024 spending, amounting to 2.55% growth.

The increase includes an additional 2.69% in operating levies, 2% to help meet the Town’s asset management needs, and 1% for the Main Street Reconstruction project. Stouffville’s tax levy accounts for just under 34% of residential property tax bills.

In the first six months of the AMPS program, 2,052 Penalty Notices were issued. Of the Notices issued, 472, or 23%, went through the screening process, resulting in 148 cancellations and 110 penalty reductions.

The budget outlines $4.6 billion in operating and capital spending for 2025 and proposes a combined 4.55% Regional tax levy increase. If approved, the levies would add an estimated $126 to the average Stouffville household’s property tax bill.

Emmerson first assumed his current role in 2014 and will step down on November 29, 2024. His political career has spanned nearly 40 years, including 17 years as Stouffville’s mayor.

Council has directed Staff to investigate solutions for ongoing residential parking infractions and limited parking availability. Common complaints include vehicles obstructing sidewalks and roadways and excessive hardscaping of yards to create additional parking spaces.

Community complaints about the nuisance of illegal fireworks are a regular occurrence in...

Stouffville will receive $1.35 million from the 2025 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund program...

A pre-budget consultation meeting will be held on October 17 to gather input from the community, and a public survey will allow residents and ratepayers to submit their thoughts and comments regarding budget priorities

As of June 30, Stouffville underspent its year-to-date 2024 operating budget by $603,000 while $4.2 million was deployed from its $65.3 million capital budget.

History, government collaboration, Indigenous perspectives, and successful forest management were on full display, and trees were planted to commemorate the York Regional Forest’s centennial.

Stouffville is considering a Zoning By-Law Amendment to prohibit new at-grade office uses along a portion of downtown Main Street with the goal of increasing the number of businesses able to drive pedestrian traffic and commerce.