It was reported that the City requires $150 million for infrastructure.
These include water system upgrade, trestle bridges replacement and raw sewer upgrades to comply with liquid waste regulations.
One item not mentioned in the article is road repair.
The City is due for costly major infrastructure work
With a population of 14,000, the taxpayer cannot shoulder this burden.
Although I have always been opposed to putting an extra tax burden on new development , which would discourage industry from settling here, it may be time to revisit this.
A one time fee may be charged and placed in a special fund for infrastructure repair and maintenance.
We also need to lobby the governments for funding. It is to the provincial and federal governments advantage to help as they gain to make millions on tax revenue from these new projects.
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