City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Surrey’s History

CITY SERVICES

In 2016, the City of Surrey collected $366 million in taxation revenue. These funds are used to support City services such as:

 15 Fire halls and over 356 fire fighters;  5 community policing stations and 819 RCMP members;  9 library branches including the state-of-the-art library built at City Centre;  9 Community Recreation Centres that include gymnasiums, fitness rooms and multi-purpose rooms; 6 indoor pools and 8 outdoor pools; 5 ice arenas providing 8 sheets of ice; 8 Skate Parks including 2 covered youth parks; 6 Drop-in Youth Lounges and 1 Seniors Centre and seniors programming in all community centres;  Surrey Art Gallery with visual arts studios, tech lab, Youth New Media Gallery & the City’s permanent art collection;  Surrey Civic Theatres including the Main Stage

Source: City of Surrey Report to Citizens 2016

Theatre with a seating capacity of 402 and Studio Theatre with a seating capacity of 130 at the Surrey Arts Centre; and the Centre Stage performance venue at City Hall with a seating capacity of 200;  Over 70 Public Art installations are distributed across Surrey in civic facilities and parks;  Surrey Museum hosts a changing, interactive Kids Gallery, Textile Studio, history exhibits and cultural events. Civic Archives provides access to local government records and community collections including extensive photographic records; Historic Stewart Farm includes 8 designated heritage buildings;  Develop and maintain 7,539 acres of parkland which include 239 athletic fields, 14 synthetic turf fields, 3 track and field

complexes, 77 public tennis courts, 290 kms of trails and paths and 2 large urban forest parks;  Improvements to the various transportation routes within the City including road widening, median beautification, construction of pedestrian/cycling overpasses and large scale transportation projects;  Many water, sewer, drainage, and dyking improvements and upgrades; and  Transforming Surrey from a suburban community to a thriving urban environment with national and international opportunities for business and tourism.

Source: City of Surrey Report to Citizens 2016

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

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