Property Tax Increase Notice

[Innsertnamehere]

Aberdeen is scheduled for 2026 right now in the budget.

Charlton from Ferguson to the Sherman Access is listed as 2028. The part in front of the hospital isn't listed.

That doesn't mean they will necessarily happen in those years - roads scheduling moves around a lot based on prioritization, etc., but it gives you an idea.

[TheHonestMaple]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Aberdeen is scheduled for 2026 right now in the budget.

Charlton from Ferguson to the Sherman Access is listed as 2028. The part in front of the hospital isn't listed.

That doesn't mean they will necessarily happen in those years - roads scheduling moves around a lot based on prioritization, etc., but it gives you an idea.

Wow. If they don't fix Aberdeen for another two years it's going to be a disaster.

[Innsertnamehere]

A full list of arterial road resurfacings scheduled:

There are a bunch of local streets listed as well beyond this, but they are often listed as "X neighbourhood rehabilitation" so you can't get a full list of exact streets.

2024:

York - Dundurn to Bay
Cannon - York to James
Wilson - Victoria to Sherman
Sherman - Wilson to Burlington (this one is unclear, may only be a 2-way conversion without resurfacing)
Upper Wentworth - Mohawk to Linc
Dickenson - Upper James to future Garth Extension (4-lane widening)
Nebo - Rymal to Twenty (urbanization)
Grays - Barton to Community
Lewis - Barton to Hwy 8 (urbanization)
Mountain Brow - Upper Gage to Oakcrest
Waterdown Rd - 403 to Mountain Brow (urbanization)
Dundas St - Mill to Reynold
Waterdown Bypass - Avonsyde to Centre Rd


2025:

Kenilworth Access
Upper Centennial - Green Mountain to Rymal
Highland - First to Upper Centennial
Nebo - Stone Church to Rymal and Dickenson to 600m south (urbanization)
Upper Kenilworth - Mohawk to Limeridge
Claremont Access - Downbound lanes
Upper James - Fennell to Mohawk
Fennell - Garth to Upper James
Garth - Linc to Stone Church
Upper Paradise - Scenic to Sanatorium
Smith - Extension south of Garner (urbanization)
Burlington St Wilcox St Overpass (this may be demolition of this, I can't recall)
Fruitland Rd - Barton to Hwy 8
McNeilly - Barton to Hwy 8 (urbanization)
Fifty Rd - over QEW (listed as "improvements" so not really sure what this is)
Dundas - 1st to Burke


2026 (this is when you really see things ramp up):

Barton St - Fifty to Fruitland (4-lane widening)
Arvin Avenue - Extension from McNeilly to Lewis
Arvin Avenue - Dosco to Jones
King St E - Kenilworth to Centennial
Brampton - Parkdale to Woodward
Barton - Sherman to Kenilworth
Birch - Barton to Burlington (2-way conversion)
Aberdeen - Studholme to Queen
Parkside Dr - Hwy 6 to Hollybush (urbanization)
Golf Links - 403 to Stone Church
Mohawk - McNiven to 403 (includes missing on-ramp onto 403)
Garner - Hwy 6 to Upper Paradise (4-lane widening)
Glancaster - Garner to Dickenson (urbanization)
West 5th - Stone Church to Rymal (urbanization)
Rymal - Upper James to Upper Wellington (4-lane widening)
Upper Wellington - Limeridge to Stone Church (urbanization)
Rymal - Upper Sherman to upper Gage (4-lane widening)
Dartnall Rd Extension - Twenty to Dickenson
Glover Rd - Rymal to Twenty (urbanization)
Mud - Paramount to Paramount
Paramount - Winterberry to Mud
Upper Gage - Fennell to Mohawk
Fennell - Upper James to Upper Wellington
Airport Rd - Upper James to Airport (urbanization)
Shaver Rd - Garner to Trustwood (future street to the south) (urbanization)

[ScreamingViking]

That should all really appeal to the suburban residents. But every road on those lists is horrible now.

[king10]

Originally Posted by TheHonestMaple

Do you know when Aberdeen is being redone? It is badly needed. Same with Charlton. Completely neglected, and in some areas almost undrivable.

2026 per page 36 of the tax capital budget book.

https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings...umentId=391909

[SteelTown]

Hamilton councillors add $1.6 million to office budgets
Councillors add full-time position to offices

City councillors are boosting their office budgets to pay for a second full-time staffer they say is needed to keep up with their ward responsibilities.

The $1.62-million adjustment springs from a consultant's report and councillors' complaints over inadequate staffing levels to serve constituents.

https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...f2b0b5190.html

[SteelTown]

Seriously?! Ugh, I know at McMaster they are now delaying filling positions, basically a hiring freeze for certain areas.

Yet, City of Hamilton is facing 7.9% increase.

[SteelTown]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamil...2025-1.7437158


Proposed tax-supported budget would see average property tax increase of $318.40
Each year, residents are invited to speak before councillors or write in to offer opinions as the city develops its budget.

Hamilton's proposed budget for 2025 would see property taxes increase by 6.3 per cent. If approved by council, the mayor's tax-supported budget would mean a tax increase of $318.40 on average, according to the city.

With that, the 2025 net budget would be $1.25 billion, and total gross budget $2.81 billion.

Mayor Andrea Horwath and city councillors have said they've had to play "catch-up" due to previous terms of council delaying spending on capital projects such as road upgrades and social programs such as affordable housing.

[Allroadsleadtoham]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamil...2025-1.7437158


Proposed tax-supported budget would see average property tax increase of $318.40
Each year, residents are invited to speak before councillors or write in to offer opinions as the city develops its budget.

Hamilton's proposed budget for 2025 would see property taxes increase by 6.3 per cent. If approved by council, the mayor's tax-supported budget would mean a tax increase of $318.40 on average, according to the city.

With that, the 2025 net budget would be $1.25 billion, and total gross budget $2.81 billion.

Mayor Andrea Horwath and city councillors have said they've had to play "catch-up" due to previous terms of council delaying spending on capital projects such as road upgrades and social programs such as affordable housing.

We need fresh blood in council. This is ridiculous . Everyone is spineless .

[SteelTown]

Last year's property tax increase hurt; nearly $250 more. This year, we're looking at an increase of $300. That's a $550 INCREASE in property tax alone in just two years.

[HamiltonBoyInToronto]

politicians across the board are scam artists.... every single one of them run on a platform of decreasing taxes and making life more affordable and yet every single one of them raise taxes without even batting an eye.

[TheHonestMaple]

woke bureaucrats who like to spend spend spend OUR money. Do we need a few more DEI hires, or perhaps another official city poet?

[Innsertnamehere]

A lot of the new spending programs are homelessness related. That, and addressing infrastructure backlogs.

The infrastructure backlog issue is one which needs a lot of substantial tax increases to address but which is sorely necessary.

Homelessness - I think most agree something needs to be done about it.

[SteelTown]

Yeah it's Doug Ford's responsibility; however typical Conservatives they like to download services to the municipalities (remember the "Common Sense Revolution").

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

Mayor Andrea Horwath and city councillors have said they've had to play "catch-up" due to previous terms of council delaying spending on capital projects such as road upgrades and social programs such as affordable housing.

While there is sure to be "savings" in specific areas if they look hard enough and make tough decisions, I think the point about previous councils delaying spending is a big one. For YEARS council was focused on limiting increases to 2%, without consideration about whether this made future sense for the city.

Now it's time to do what needs to be done. Unfortunately, it's happening as a major homelessness and social services time bomb is exploding, and now under threats from a POTUS with the MOSTUS that will devastate the economy if fully implemented as stated by him. I'm not sure how much further Hamilton's manufacturing sectors can fall, but I think the ones the city has been trying to grow (e.g., agri-food) will be hit and more losses to the industrial/commercial tax base will simply add to the burden on the residential side of the city's property tax regime.

And don't forget this increase is "average" -- in some parts of the city it will be less, but in others it will be more.