Owen Sound's Budget: What's Changed in 5 Years... And Why?

We take a high-level look at the City of Owen Sound's budget, and how the way it is presented to the public has changed over the last five years.

Owen Sound City Council received staff’s presentation of the 2025 Draft Budget in special meetings over two days this week. While there’s much talk of “bridging gaps” and “trending” this way or that, a comparison of Owen Sound’s 2020 and 2025 operating budget reveals an inarguable fact: Owen Sound’s net tax levy has grown 17.74% in the past five years.

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