SHARE ON: Coralee Oakes (photo provided by candidate)
“We are literally holding our breath and hoping that we will not have any more roads collapse, and hope for the safety of our constituents.”
(Photo provided by Ministry of Transportation)
That’s what Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes had to say to the Legislature while fighting back tears. Oakes is urging the province for immediate action on the numerous roads collapsing in the Cariboo. “No government controls the weather, and so my remarks this evening as it relates to the budget is the hope that the Premier and the government will not neglect the emerging crisis that is currently taking place in Cariboo North, and find the necessary funds in this budget to assist,” Oakes said.
Proposed Petersburg borough budget relies on surplus from emergency funding
Posted by Joe Viechnicki | Apr 28, 2021
An aerial photo of Petersburg’s harbors and runway in 2011 (Photo courtesy of Cindi Lagoudakis)
The Petersburg borough is proposing a small increase in general fund spending for the upcoming year and would use surplus money to balance spending with revenues. Petersburg’s borough assembly got their first look at the proposed budget last week and will start its formal review in May.
Finance director Jody Tow outlined budget details expected for the fiscal year that starts in July. She explained to the assembly about the impact of federal emergency aid, especially 3.9 million dollars from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act of 2020.
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