Reminder: Community Meeting for 2026 Draft Budget on Thursday, June 19, 2025

Peterborough, ON - A community engagement meeting on the 2026 Draft Budget is taking place Thursday, June 19 in the Banquet Hall at the Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd., from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The community engagement meeting on June 19 will include a brief presentation on the 2026 Budget process outlining how the budget is put together, a summary of results from the 2026 Budget survey that closed in April, and initial information on anticipated financial impacts that may affect the 2026 Budget.

The Draft 2026 Budget is expected to be presented in November 2025, which will be followed by further public consultation and Council debate on the Draft Budget.

Information on the City budget is available at peterborough.ca/budget or on the City’s community engagement hub at connectptbo.ca/2026Budget, where comments can be submitted to the City’s Budget team. 

2026 Budget process 

• 2026 Budget survey opened, April 7, 2025 
•  2026 Budget survey closed, April 25, 2025
• General Committee meeting, presentation on preliminary information/factors that are anticipated to affect the City’s Draft 2026 Budget, Tuesday, June 10 at 9 a.m., City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• Community budget consultation meeting with brief presentation, conversations with Budget team and Council members, Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m., Healthy Planet Arena Banquet Hall, 911 Monaghan Rd.
• City Council meeting, consider items related to drafting the 2026 Budget, June 30, 2025, City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• Draft 2026 Budget presented to City Council, Monday, November 3, 2025, City Hall, 500 George St. N.
• Budget consultation meeting with brief presentation, conversations with Budget team and Council members, Thursday, November 6, 2025
• Budget consultation drop-in opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, have conversations with Budget team and Council members, Monday, November 10, 2025, main foyer, City Hall, 500 George St. N. 
• Public meeting for City Council to hear from delegations about the Draft 2026 Budget, Monday, November 10, 2025
• City Council reviews and discusses the Draft 2026 Budget during General Committee meeting, Monday, November 17 and Tuesday, November 18, 2025
• Mayor will present the 2026 Budget for adoption, Monday, December 8, 2025