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That is on top of the 19% the current council has already approved.
Vote no on all three borrowing questions — the pool, the arena and the park are separate questions on your ballot, and each one needs its own no. Let's send council back for a plan we can afford, on a location we can agree on, and one our children inherit rather than pay for.
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Just the city portion. Not water, sewer, school tax or Metro Vancouver. Don't have it handy? Leave it as is — that's the average home.
And it doesn't stop in 2030.
The city published $90 for 2027 and $385 for 2030 on an average home — one assessed at $1.04 million, paying $2,980 in city property tax in 2026 [2] — and said the amount stays at that level until the loan is repaid [1]. 2028 and 2029 are our straight-line estimate between those points. The dark block is what you pay today. The green block is council's approved 4.5% a year [3], which happens whichever way you vote. The amber sits on top of both — that is why the two increases compound rather than simply adding up.
$393 million of borrowing, in three separate questions. Each one passes or fails on its own [4].
The city confirms you receive one ballot with the three questions alongside the candidate races [4]. Amounts are the maximum each bylaw authorizes, over a term of up to 25 years, based on Class C estimates [6].
Four things are still unsettled on a plan asking for 25 years of borrowing.
The Agricultural Land Commission refused the Albion twin-rink application on 24 October 2025 over drainage on neighbouring land. A reconsideration request is pending and undecided.
$75,000 set aside. Not yet started.
The city has applied to the federal Build Communities Strong fund. Nothing confirmed [1].
About 40% is meant to come from fees charged on new construction rather than from your taxes [13]. That only works if enough gets built. Council asked what happens if it doesn't, and staff confirmed the money would come from reserves or from raising the tax rate instead [1]. The 40% is a forecast, not a guarantee. If it falls short, it lands on your bill.
Your bill also goes up before anything is built. Construction on the aquatics centre, the largest project at $227 million, is currently targeted to begin in 2029 [5] — two years after the increases start. A yes vote grants borrowing authority only: it awards no contract, and the incoming council still has to adopt the loan bylaw [6].
Maple Ridge already has an Official Community Plan — the city's own long-term vision for how this town grows, updated by council as recently as November 2025 [8]. Projects this size belong inside it: sequenced against the roads, bridges and utilities we also need, with the location agreed and the land and funding settled before anyone is asked to borrow for 25 years.
A no vote doesn't cancel recreation. It asks council to do the planning first.
Think the traffic is bad now? Wait until Silver Valley fills up. The city's own transportation strategy already sets out what this town needs. None of it is on your ballot. $393 million of recreation is.
Eleven thousand people live up there, against forested hillsides on the north side of the Alouette River. Maple Ridge Moves lists the 240 Street crossing among council's priorities and budgets it at $60 million [9]. The city calls it a second emergency access, and the mayor has said a second route out should be a priority for anyone interested in disaster preparedness [10]. It is not on any ballot.
The city calls it a key transportation and economic link to the industrial lands at 256 Street [11]. Council approved the alignment in 2025. The road is still not built, and it is not on the ballot either.
The same 2026–2030 capital plan funds evacuation planning for areas at higher risk of flooding or wildfires, and road widening at Dewdney Trunk Road and 256 Street to reduce collisions [12]. None of that went to a referendum. $393 million of recreation did.
All three of those are the city's own facts. The leisure pool with a lazy river is how the city describes the $227 million facility [1].
We are not saying anyone is being reckless, and we are not predicting a disaster. We are saying the city has identified these as priorities, but put a different $393 million in front of voters instead. That is a question of order, and October 17 is when residents get a say in it.
Mail ballots must be received by 8pm on October 17, not postmarked. Locations and rules are on the city's elections page [7], or call 604-467-7423.
You may be able to vote as a non-resident property elector. You pay this either way. Check with the Chief Election Officer well before voting opens — jointly owned property has extra steps.
Don't take our word for any of it. Every number on this page traces to a public document, and they are all listed here. If you find a mistake, tell us and we will fix it.
Still to link: the Agricultural Land Commission decision of 24 October 2025 (file 2025-030-AL) and the council minutes of 23 and 30 June 2026.
We would rather be corrected than be wrong.
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