New Neepawa budget includes nearly $134,000 in community grants

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The amount that has been set aside for the Town of Neepawa’s Utility Operating Fund within its annual budget, will be $8,065,660. That amount is $731,700 less than what was seen in last year’s budget. Capital purchases from Utilities include:

• $3.3 million for Phase II of the Wastewater Treatment Plant;

• $1.5 million for Development Projects;

• $1.2 million for Well, Mechanization

Land For Sale

Land For Sale

In R.M of Alonsa NE20-21-12w, NW20-21-12w, SE20-21-12w, NE17-21-12w

Pasture land with Fence around all four quarters in one block.

Tender

R.M. of Minto-Odanah

Seasonal Grounds Maintenance

2023/2024

The R.M. of Minto-Odanah is looking for a person with their own equipment to trim and mow on a regular basis, the grounds of certain sites located within the R.M. of Minto-Odanah for a two year period.

For more information and site locations please contact the R.M. of Minto-Odanah office.

Apply in writing with COST PER SITE for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Deadline for submission is April 27th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Lowest or any submission not necessarily accepted. Submit sealed quotes to:

R.M. of Minto-Odanah

SEASONAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE

Box 1197, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 Phone: (204) 867-3282 mintoodanah@wcgwave.ca

Ditch Mowing Tender

The Town of Neepawa invites tenders for the mowing of ditches, right of ways and various vacant proper�es for ���3. Mowing’s to occur in the spring & fall with �ming to be mutually agreed upon between the successful contractor and the Town of Neepawa. �t is an�cipated that each complete mowing will take approx. 3 days.

Contractors must provide their own equipment, fuel and are responsible for their own repair and maintenance. The successful bidder will require proof of a minimum of $1 million liability insurance. Bidders must use the appropriate bid sheet, which, along with a map of areas to be mowed, can be viewed at neepawa.ca under Town Office, Tenders, or can be picked up at the Town of Neepawa �dministra�on Office.

Sealed tenders must be received at the �own �dministra�on ��ce, 2�� �amilton Street in Neepawa, no later than Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

Denis Saquet, C.E.T., Mana�e� �� O�e�a��ns ����� �������� � ��e�a��ns�nee�a�a.�a and Booster; and

• $10,000 for Water Meters.

2023 grant distribution

For this year, $133,976.75 will be set aside for grant requests from 10 local organizations. The largest individual grant distributed this year will be $100,000 for the Yellowhead Centre. That amount remains unchanged from what the Yellowhead received in 2022. The funding has been given to assist with a portion of the volunteer operated facility’s maintenance and operational costs. Other organizations receiving support this year from the grant program include:

• $15,000-ArtsForward (Amount unchanged from 2022);

• $5,000-Neepawa Baseball & Softball (unchanged);

• $4,000-Neepawa Curling Club ($6,000 decrease);

• $3,126.75-HAND ($591.80 increase);

• $2,500-Beautiful Plains Doctor Recruitment (unchanged);

• $1,500-Citizens on Patrol (unchanged);

• $1,000-Margaret Laurence (unchanged);

• $1,000-Neepawa in Bloom (unchanged); and

• $850-Lions Club (unchanged).

The first reading of the 2023 budget was given and approved on Tuesday, Apr. 18. Second and third reading will likely occur at the next council meeting, on Tuesday, May. 2.