Belleville City Council Approves 2025 Budget

The City of Belleville’s budget was finalized during today’s Special City Council meeting. The 2025 budget will result in the following residential tax increases:

• Belleville Urban +4.25%
• Cannifton Urban +4.42%
• Cannifton Rural +5.11%
• Belleville Rural +5.35%
• Cannifton Rural to Urban +6.27%

The full 2025 operating budget report will be available at Belleville.ca/Budget soon. In the meantime, residents can watch the full capital and operating budget meetings on the City’s YouTube channel at: YouTube.com/BellevilleCityHall.

 “As we entered this year’s budget process, our focus remained on addressing the key priorities that matter most to our community while at the same time, being mindful of the financial impact on residents,” said Mayor Neil Ellis. “As a municipality, we control only 56 per cent of our annual budget and are being tasked with an increasing number of responsibilities within that budget. Despite this, we have worked hard to ensure a fair and balanced approach for 2025 which reflects the needs of our city. I would like to thank everyone who took part in the engagement process and helped shape this year’s budget, and staff for all of their hard work.”