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PETAWAWA – Council has passed the 2021 budget, which sets out $20.7 million in expenditures for general municipal purposes within the town this year.
Following discussions during the budget workshop on Jan. 26 which saw cuts in some areas, Petawawa council approved the general, water and sewer budgets Feb. 1.
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During his address to members of council and the public, as the meeting was held virtually over Zoom and broadcast on the town’s YouTube Channel, Petawawa Mayor Bob Sweet said the budget supports the town’s efforts to provide high-quality services to the community with some significant and impressive capital projects within a pay-as-you-go philosophy, while maintaining a debt-free balance sheet.
Author of the article: Vincent Ball
Publishing date: Feb 03, 2021 • February 4, 2021 • 1 minute read •
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Reconstruction of the St. Paul Avenue corridor is one of three projects the city will be able to undertake thanks to provincial infrastructure funding, says Mayor Kevin Davis.
“Infrastructure is the backbone of strong communities – it`s the roads, sewers, water and wastewater services,” Davis said Wednesday at a virtual news conference held by Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. “And, if the backbone isn`t strong, the community isn`t strong.`
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Haliburton County Warden Liz Danielsen shares her thoughts after attending the 2021 virtual ROMA conference last week.
News3 February 2021
By Mike Baker
A need for further investment in broadband internet services, improvements to long-term care and issues surrounding blue-green algae in local lakes were some of Haliburton County warden Liz Danielsen’s key takeaways from last week’s virtual Rural Ontario Municipalities Association [ROMA] conference.
The event was very well attended, Danielsen claimed, with around 1,100 participants from across Ontario. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the event took place exclusively on Zoom from Jan. 24 to 26.
While the changed format drastically impacted Danielsen’s ability to network with representatives from other municipalities, she was a big fan of the way the different minister delegations were set up.
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News27 January 2021
By Chad Ingram
Haliburton County and its lower-tier municipalities will collectively receive about $645,000 in further infrastructure funding through the province’s Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund.
Premier Doug Ford announced $200 million in new OCIF money for Ontario’s rural municipalities during the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference on Jan. 25. Like so many events amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the ROMA conference, which took place Jan. 24 through 26, was held using a virtual format, with municipal politicians, staffers and keynote speakers participating remotely. Normally the annual event takes place at a hotel in Toronto.