A lack of due diligence from the city of Prince George, B.C. left taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars in cost overruns in the development of a downtown condo and parkade, an independent legal review has found.
Prince George City Council finalizes zero percent budget
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A zero percent tax hike was finalized at last night’s (Monday) Council meeting.
Councilor Brian Skakun was in favor of the announcement, along with Councilor Kyle Sampson.
“There are many people in our community that didn’t need a break this year but there are also many that did,” explained Councilor Sampson.
However, Councilor Cori Ramsay says this decision could present some issues in the future.
“I was an advocate for anything other than zero on the tax levy as I do think our financials are going to be largely impacted next year when we have to open up for a restart and have to build some of those expenditures into our budget,” said Ramsay.
Both parks have fencing infrastructure that will be (repurposed) for dog park use, McIntosh said. Ingledew Park is a treed park at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Ingledew Street. Malaspina Park is a grassy fenced area, located beside Malaspina Elementary School. The cost to convert the parks for off-leash use was estimated at $25,000, and it was not expected to add significant operational costs. The city s current off-leash dog park program costs the city about $15,000 per year in addition to normal park-related costs, according to a report provided to council. The parks will be the first off-leash dog parks in the Miller Addition and College Heights neighbourhoods.
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City billed $130k for new CN Railway crossing
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The City of Prince George could be on the hook for $118,000 to $130,250 for an updated CN railway crossing near West Otway Road.
CN plans to put in upgrades to the warning system at the Otway crossing including flashing lights, bells, gates, and a constant warning time device.
However, the plan did not sit well with Mayor and Council, who were concerned about the lack of consultation from CN regarding the project.
Councillor Cori Ramsay put a motion on the floor to bring the issue to the Intergovernmental Relations Committee.