u/bingun

The City's annual budget survey is up on Shape Your City Saint John. It takes about five minutes to fill out, and Council reviews it when they put together the 2027 budget.

It asks where you want more spending and where you want less (roads, transit, plowing, police, fire, parks, arts, climate, etc.), what should happen if revenue comes in above or below what they expected, and how you'd rate the value you get for your tax dollars. There's a comment box at the end too.

https://shapeyourcitysaintjohn.ca/shape-your-budget

The survey is usually available for a month or so. The results get published in the fall.

Hardly anyone fills these out, so it goes further than you'd think.