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December 18, 2015
Vol. 20, Issue 49
Budget in the Works for ‘16
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by Kelsey Snelgrove
3% tax increase and a $643,800 deficit are included in the 2016 proposed budget, which was presented for the first time on Monday, December 14th at Council Chambers. The proposed budget is put together by Village of Chase staff with all requests and put to the Mayor and Council to decide what to defer and what to include. There is another meeting scheduled for January 11th where Council will finish reviewing the Capital Budget, and from there they can start to make decisions. “It’s a process. We hope to finish towards the end of January”, said Leif Pedersen, Director of Financial Services
for the Village. In the initial proposal the Fire Department were asking for increases for training the extra members they have acquired. The requested spending for the department was an increase of $76,500, almost 40%. The Rescue Department was also looking for a significant increase for training, with a total budget expenditure doubling at $31,900 and the revenue expectations being reduced to $8,000. The budget hearings are open to the public, and Pedersen said the more people the better. Contact the Village Office to receive the budget document.
MP Arnold Elected to Vice-Chair of BC-Yukon Caucus
Mel Arnold, Member of Parliament for North Okanagan-Shuswap has been elected to the position of Vice Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada’s British ColumbiaYukon Caucus. This caucus is comprised of the Conservative MPs representing BC and Yukon constituencies and its
work is focused on advocating for the interests of Canadians in BC and Yukon. “The BC-Yukon Caucus has already met to discuss some of the important issues raised by our constituents as we press the government on matters such as agriculture of the softwood lumber agreement,” Arnold said.
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