SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
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Alberta’s Minister of Municipal Affairs Hears Local Concerns at Vegreville Meeting
Emily Mailhot Reporter – Vegreville News Advertiser
Minister of Municipal Affairs Kaycee Madu has been touring Alberta’s municipalities to hear from leaders on what their main concerns are approaching budget. In Vegreville, leaders from throughout the
area met at the Legion hall for a closed meeting on Thursday, September 19. Minister Madu said that he will be travelling all across the province to speak with every municipal government in order to ensure communication about priorities for the upcoming budget.
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“In my capacity as Minister of Municipal Affairs, I want to make sure I’m hearing from municipal governments to understand their local issues and concerns so that we can begin to figure out how to collaborate.” Minister Madu said that a prominent issue brought up at the meeting was the
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MSI funding, which is the primary tool used by the province to fund projects in municipalities. The Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI), which is a major capital grant fund to
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