Village of Delia residents are invited to attend a special community meeting at 7 p. m. on Thursday, September 8 for council to present information about viability and the future of the village. In
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The Village of Delia CAO Tracy Breese gave her report to council at their Feb. 18 meeting.
Breese noted that she had been too busy at the office to attend live sessions of election training but would be watching recorded sessions once things have slowed down.
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She said in her report that training on the financial system upgrade is almost complete, and she hoped to have everything completed within 6 months.
Breese noted in her report that she had talked with Garth Carl at Henry Kroeger and Glen Riep at Starland County and both had offered to try and support the Village while they hunt for a new Public Works employee She noted that Starland will be seeking Council approval to do the daily chlorine samples until a qualified water technician can be found.
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A total of $436 million in funding, from both the provincial and federal governments, will be shared among Alberta’s municipalities to offset additional costs incurred due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Funds for the Municipal Operating Support Transfer (MOST) grant are allocated based on each municipality’s population, and many surrounding communities are planning how these funds will be used.
“Right now, all the (Village of Delia’s) equipment is old and mostly obsolete,” Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Tracy Breese told the Mail. “Our council chamber is small, and we are only able to hold six people as per COVID regulations, so we will have to turn people away that may want to attend the meetings.”