City of Surrey 2017 - 2021 Financial Plan

Surrey’s History

2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN

CITY SERVICES

In 2016, the City of Surrey collected $366 million in taxation revenue. These funds are

used to support City services such as:

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15 Fire halls and over 356 fire fighters;

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5 community policing stations and 819 RCMP

members;

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9 library branches including the state-of-the-art

library built at City Centre;

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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;

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Surrey Art Gallery with visual arts studios, tech lab,

Youth New Media Gallery & the City’s permanent

art collection;

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Surrey Civic Theatres including the Main Stage

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;

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Over 70 Public Art installations are distributed across Surrey in civic facilities and

parks;

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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;

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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;

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Improvements to the various transportation

routes within the City including road

widening, median beautification, construction

of pedestrian/cycling overpasses and large

scale transportation projects;

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Many water, sewer, drainage, and dyking

improvements and upgrades; and

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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