Winnipeg homeowners will be paying more and getting fewer services from the City of Winnipeg.

Property taxes are going up 2.3 per cent with the majority of the hike earmarked for crumbling roads.

"Winnipeggers were very clear during the (election) campaign that the number one priority was to fix the roads,” said Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman.

The property tax increase means $37 for the average-priced home.

The city is also applying another property tax hike this year. Frontage levies will go up by about $30.

Starting in 2016, property taxes will also be hiked every year for 10 years by .33 per cent to help pay for bus-rapid transit.

Bus fares will rise by five cents this year too.

Garbage collection fees are going up by $5 this year and your water bill is going up by $41 in 2016.

The city needs the tax money to cover a $79-million shortfall.

So, cuts are coming too.

The city is cancelling summer and fall street-cleaning, planting fewer flowers downtown, eliminating the park patrols in parks other than Assiniboine Park and hours at less used pools will be reduced.

But, arts spending is up.

Grants to museums are being restored and the city is creating a new traffic management system to deal with congestion. There is also funding for a downtown dog park.

Business taxes are going down taking thousands of small businesses off the tax rolls.

The city did find $6.5 million in efficiencies in departments. Bowman campaigned on a pledge to find $10 million in annual savings.

Winnipeggers who spoke to CTV On Tuesday weighed in on the tax increase.

“I think it’s unavoidable,” said homeowner Carol Hildebrand. “If we want the services, we need to pay.”

Taylor Mills rents her home so doesn’t pay property tax directly, but she does drive on the roads and said something needs to be done about their condition.

"I definitely think it's worth it,” she said of the increased taxes and frontage levy. “When we look at roads here, there's obviously a lot of improvement that could be done. There (are) a lot of potholes."

Rita Leonard does pay property taxes and said she has no problem paying her share for a smoother and safer commute.

"I say let's chip in and pay for it because we should all fix the roads. They're terrible here,” said Leonard.

- with files from Ben Miljure