City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

SURREY’S HISTORY

CITY SERVICES In 2021, the City of Surrey collected $518 million in taxation revenue, for both general and utilities operating. These funds are used to support City services such as:

(130 seats) at the Surrey Arts Centre along with the Centre Stage venue (200 seats) at City Hall; • Over 100 public art installations are distributed across Surrey in civic facilities and parks; • Three community arts facilities including Newton Cultural Centre, which houses the Arts Council of Surrey; the Parkway Studios which houses the Royal Canadian Theatre Company; and South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre which houses the Semiahmoo Arts Council; • Develop and maintain 7,510 acres of City owned parkland (excludes Metro Vancouver Regional Parks within City boundaries) including 195 full size grass athletic fields, 15 full size synthetic turf fields, three track and field complexes, 43 game courts, 8 skate parks, 328 kilometres 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

• 15 fire halls and 394 fire fighters, of which 20 are paid-on-call volunteers; • Policing services, during transition, are delivered by Surrey RCMP with support from SPS. Policing services are headquartered on Highway 10 along with five community policing stations; • 10 library branches, including the main branch located at Surrey City Centre Library; • Four professional cultural institutions including the Museum of Surrey and its interactive kids gallery, textile studio, and cultural events; the Surrey Art Gallery with visual arts studios, Tech-Lab, digital media gallery and the City’s permanent art collection; and the Civic Archives provides access to local government records and community collections including extensive photographic records; and the Historic Stewart Farm is a BC historic site and its 8 designated heritage buildings that support a range of year-round programming; • 14 community recreation centres that

include gymnasiums, fitness and multi-purpose rooms; one nature centre; five indoor pools and eight outdoor pools; five ice arenas providing nine sheets of ice; eight skate parks including two covered

youth parks and two parkour parks; 10 drop-in youth lounges, one seniors centre and seniors programming in all community recreation centres; • Surrey Civic Theatres include the Main Stage (402 seats) and Studio Theatre

community to a thriving urban environment with national and international opportunities for business and tourism.

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | Community Profile

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