Despite working with a budget that Edmonton city councillors describe as already being lean, they say they are still looking for any modest savings.

But four motions to reduce capital expenses didn’t go anywhere at Tuesday’s budget deliberations. Instead, council voted to buy a quarter of the new buses needed to replace an aging fleet, and to improve service in the areas with most demand.

A proposed 6.4 per cent property tax increase looms as councillors are caught in a balancing act of funding services and not pushing that tax hike any higher.

The 2026 fall adjustment is council’s final year in the four-year budget cycle.

Edmonton city council begins budget deliberations, looks to fill fiscal gap

Coun. Karen Principe proposed several ideas for how to trim the capital budget, which ha

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