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Saskatoon enters an election year with a six per cent tax increase and Regina endured a tumultuous and sometimes embarrassing year in 2023.

After a record four days Saskatoon city council delivered a six per cent property tax increase with an election looming in less than a year.

Inflation and a stated need for more security are driving a proposed increase to the public librarys portion of the mill rate.

A year from the next election, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark didnt respond to questions about whether he has decided against another term.

Saskatoons longest-serving mayor wants to portray himself as a champion of fiscal restraint despite a record that shows the opposite.

Saskatoon city hall has made strides to improve the process of naming roads, but the process of renaming still needs further refining.

Deferring big decisions about a new event district may prove politically expedient, but delays usually mean paying more down the road.

Recommendations endorsed Tuesday would bring a 17 per cent tax hike in 2024 under 10 per cent, with more work still to come.

On Tuesday, city council deliberations brought the projected 2024 property tax impact down from 17.33 per cent to 10.44 per cent.

Saskatoon city council sat down again Tuesday morning to chart a course to tackle a projected budget shortfall of more than $50 million.