By Gazette Staff
August 21st, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
Rory Nisan
Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan makes mention of the forthcoming City Budget and explains that “Budgets are more than dollars and cents. They fund the services you depend on like safe streets, reliable transit, resilient infrastructure, welcoming parks, flood protection and swift emergency response.
“Work to build the 2026 budget is underway, beginning with the 2026 Financial Forecast report (FIN-24-25). The forecast report is one of the first steps in the annual budget process and provides a preliminary look at the economic pressures and service needs that will shape the 2026 city budget. Burlington City Council approved the 2026 Financial Forecast report on July 15, 2025, with a focus on limiting tax impacts for residents.
The Burlington Finance people continue to fudge the numbers.
In the column: 2026 Budget Change the number that matters to you is the 5.80%. The 4.49% at the bottom of that column is pure mathematical rubbish.
The less than 3% mentioned in the cut line is a hope – that probably doesn’t have even a prayer going for it.
Watch for those occasions when the Finance people tell you what the impact of the budget is likely to be. Impact is not a unit of measure. Each person is “impacted” differently depending on their circumstances.
There is a lot of mumbo jumbo to the way Burlington Finance people tell you what you are going to be taxed.
You deserve better in the way of financial stewardship from the city.
SUPER grifter Nisan …. why do you continue to give this guy “airtime” ???? His words …his actions …his overall performance don’t meet the very low bar you’ve set for this group of political parasites. STOP !!!!
Meanwhile Oakville council endorsed Mayor Burtons 3.5% overall increase for 2026. The Oakville 2025 increase was 4.9%, compared to the Burlington 5.8% increase.
Make sure you ask about this during the Food for Feedback event Sept 13.
Nice how Councillor Rory Nisan pretends to work by showing up for photo ops instead of spending Tim min his office. Thank goodness is 2026 election is around the corner
The fraud continues. The city has no influence on the education levy and only a minor influence on what the Region charges yet the councilors persist in using these low numbers to make their increases appear smaller that then actually are. Shame on them.
I am reminded of a quote by Harry Truman (with apologies to Benjamin Disraeli): “There are 3 kinds of lies–lies, damn lies, and statistics.”