Category: Local Governance

Year-end projections indicate a $159,800 budget deficit primarily due to lower-than-expected development activity.

In an interview during his final day in office, Emmerson identified the Province’s potential regional governance changes and the need for succession planning as key factors in his decision to retire early.

The decision was made by a unit largely composed of temporary part-time employees and driven by concerns over officer safety, scheduling difficulties, and declining morale within the department.

Announced today by Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra, Jolliffe will take over the role following Wayne Emmerson’s departure on Nov. 29.

When combined with the Provincial education levy, Stouffville residents can expect a blended tax increase of 3.86% in 2025.

The events are open to the public and provide an informal setting for raising concerns, asking questions, and receiving updates on Town projects and policy direction.

Country Casa was one of three for-profit service providers to submit bids through an RFP process. Bids were not received from not-for-profit operators able to offer lower-cost spaces, frustrating some Stouffville Council Members.

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.