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Leaders of local governments worry that the changes in infrastructure funding fail to capture the burden of costs in rural areas and will actually reduce funding for some communities.
In the new year, the money Alberta's municipalities receive from the province for infrastructure projects will be allocated according to a new funding model. Leaders of local governments worry that the changes fail to capture the burden of infrastructure costs in rural areas and will actually reduce funding for some communities.
The event allowed local officials and community members to build relationships with those in the provincial government and Brown hopes to do it again next year.