Will Edmonton lower their taxes? (Eight point) Nein Speaking Municipally

The spring budget adjustment has been finalized, and the final tax increase council arrived at was quite a bit higher than expected.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Spring SOBA
On the agenda: Potential tax increases, Windsor Park rezoning, supportive housingNews Release: City Council finalizes 2024 spring budget adjustmentsEdmonton sets 8.9 per cent property tax hike for 2024Edmonton city council needs to have a 'firmer backbone' over budget: Tim CartmellErin Rutherford: Financial stewardship is more than keeping taxes lowOpinion: Don't blame bike lanes for Edmonton's property tax hikeJoint Letter - Spring 2024 Supplemental Operating Budget AdjustmentPolice recruitment
Attrition is down. Recruitment is up.'On an upswing': Edmonton police seeing fewer officers leaving the force, more recruits2023: Edmonton Police Service sees jump in departing officers in 2022Keren Tang
Edmonton councillor at the centre of anonymous letter sent to province speaks outAlberta premier says 'anonymous letter' forwarded to Edmonton ethics commissionerBill 204
New bill allows Alberta government to set conditions for national urban park decisionsRegional Roundup: April 24, 2024Bill 20
Alberta bill gives cabinet power to remove municipal councillors, change or repeal bylawsRapid fire
Redevelopment plans in question after historic Edmonton air hangar gutted by fireEPSB: April 30 - Special Board MeetingHydrogen convention to bring world to regionSpeaking Municipally Live
May 30: Speaking Municipally Live: Untangling the housing knotEdmonton heritage
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