$101 Million Invested in Langley City

Between 2023 and 2025, Langley City Council invested $101 million in community projects. These projects cover roads, water, sewer, parks, facilities, public safety, and recreation. I want to highlight some of the major projects completed during that time that represent about $60 million in investments.

Project	Price (Millions)
Fraser Highway One-way Renewal	$19.0
Purchase Land for New Public Safety Building	$11.2
3 New Fire Trucks	$5.4
Douglas Rec Centre Renewal	$4.9
56 Avenue Utility Renewal/Repaving	$4.6
202 Street Area Utility Renewal/Repaving	$3.1
Various Sewer and Storm Sewer	$3.0
City Park Field Upgrades	$2.3
Various Road Repaving	$2.0
200 Street Utility Renewal	$1.8
Traffic Signal Renewal	$1.1
Other Fraser Highway Utility Renewal/Repaving	$1.1
Various Watermain Renewal	$1.1

Watch the Langley City All-Candidates Meeting

On Monday evening, the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce hosted an all-candidates meeting. Langley City residents had the opportunity to learn about the people who are running in the Langley City municipal election and their platforms. The Chamber recorded the meeting, which you can watch below.

Because of the number of council candidates, they were divided into two groups. The mayoral section of the meeting starts at the 1 hour and 48 minute mark.

Advanced Voting Starts This Week for Langley City Mayor & Council

Local government plays a very important role in people’s lives. We maintain the basic services people rely on, such as local roads, water, sewer, streetlights, parks, and recreation services, to name a few. Unfortunately, voter turnout for local elections is consistently lower than for provincial or federal elections.

This Langley City local government election matters, and who leads our community over the next four years will profoundly affect your quality of life. It has been an honour to serve this community as mayor for the last four years, and I am asking for your vote for another term, along with the whole Langley City First team. I’m proud of our track record and our plan for our community's future as we prepare for the arrival of SkyTrain.

You can vote over the next two weeks as follows:

• Tuesday, October 6 (1:00 pm to 8:00 pm) — Timms Community Centre
• Wednesday, October 7 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) — Timms Community Centre
• Thursday, October 8 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm) — Timms Community Centre
• Wednesday, October 14 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) — Timms Community Centre
• Saturday, October 17 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm) — Timms Community Centre

Bring your voting card to make things easy. If you don’t have your voter card and aren't on the voters list, you can still register at the time of voting. For more information, please visit: https://www.langleycity.ca/city-hall/local-election

The Langley City First Team Will Not Cut Services

Over the last four years, the majority of Langley City Council has approved significant investments in our community.

This includes funding:

• Nine new suppression firefighters and one new fire prevention officer, enabling us to go from one 24/7 firefighting crew to two.
• Five new police officers, which equates to a 10% increase in officers.
• Our own Emergency Program, with people ready to respond when disaster strikes.

Property tax has funded these investments.

“Most people would be surprised to learn that about two-thirds of the property tax collected in the City goes entirely towards police, fire, and public safety services,” said Nathan Pachal, who is running for re-election as mayor of Langley City.

The majority of Council in the last term also approved doubling the amount of property tax allocated to critical projects such as maintaining roads, water pipes, sewer mains, and parks, from $1 million to $2.4 million annually.

Other important investments include extending Al Anderson Pool’s operating season from four months per year to six.

“Unlike the provincial and federal governments, we cannot run deficits,” said Mike Solyom, who is running for re-election as a Councillor. “The unfortunate reality is that with rising police costs, insurance, and collective agreements, maintaining existing services costs more each year. We’re not willing to cut services in response to these rising costs.”

The Langley City First team believes in fiscal responsibility and transparency and supports Langley City's current and ongoing external efficiency review.

“I know our team is looking forward to seeing the results of the efficiency review and its recommendations,” said Pachal. “The Langley City First team is committed to implementing recommendations that will strengthen the services that our community relies on and will not cut any services. We’ve made significant gains in improving public safety and services that we will not roll back.”