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I. ' WATllifuwéli‘ONII'éLh’ O’V'ivhidntrsjej'l; Lurzflixlll fl ”on ' h . his" 4... . Co f f o . . “J “7: em I. a ,. , lty pushes eds or funding 5 ' ' ’ a. it." ' watzrbg - J." 7 ' ~5 ," ’ BVIAMESIMLBON mayoral caucus would like Waterloo has a plan in fig ' k > ' . , Chmflifk'slfllf to see that commitment place to eat away at some of r â€" - â€" - â€" NOT'CE made in next year's federal that deficit. The 2012-2014 ‘ T he chair of the city's budget. The current seven- capital budget is expected to finance and strategic year, $33-billion Building spend about $l26 million. a PROPOSED FEES planning committee Canada plan expires in 2014. number expected to jump to The Council of the Corporation of the city of Waterloo will consider a report relating to new fees for says Waterloo should be “We've been working with $229 million from 2015- the new stormwaler credit application program which begins Jan. 2013. A public meeting will be encouraging (he federal FCM "1 developing a POSl' 2021- held on hammeaeamznnmmummeucwmousunaem government to increase 20l4 national infrastructure Braid said the fund- located “a" ”a! "I! w Strut M m M was. infrastructure funding plan and the federal govem- matching proposal by FCM ' _ ' ' _ across the province. ment welcomes the recent and the mayors is important. At this meeting. Council will hear any person who wishes to speak to this issue and who has “i think any form of con- proposal and will consider as it underscores the impor- registered as a delegation with the City Clerk's Office. if you would like to appear before Council on versation to address these it," said Kitchener-Waterloo tance of local projects. Nov 26, 2012 regarding this matter, please contact the Clerk's Office at 519-747-8549 no later than challenges together is a great MP Peter Braid. But he said any federal 1000 am. Nov, 26. 2012‘ conversation," said Coun. Waterloo is facing it’sown support for infrastructure Karen Scion in an interview infrastructure concerns as it would have to meet the gov- Fimer blunt-m can in m by cumin M one: at 519-741” or Tedd Glen-i km Thursday. is cumndy staring down the emmemrs goals of cumin“ "mmmo' "1 think that we would be barrel of a $250-mlllion ing its own deficit by 2016- at the table and willing to be infrastructure deficit. Scian 2017 â€" a year later than pre- s . .« ., . pan ofthat, for sure.” said it is cause for concern, viously planned. Finance ~ ' . ‘ , , Her comments came the but added Waterloo has minister lim Flaherty deliv- ‘ ,/“;- 4 same day as a coalition of fared better than the majori- ered the updated deadline . v . . if. ‘ - the country's big-city mayors ty of the big cities involved in last week ‘-.W viz. 0 .. » asked the federal govern- last week's announcement. Last fall. city staff pro- ‘ . 4_ ”‘ ' ment for billions of dollars “I don‘t think we face the posed an additional levy on ' _ . and a 20-year plan to fix the same level of disrepair as property owners ofup to two . .. ' a . ck" ' " ' ,. country's crumbling roads those large cities â€"â€" Toronto per cent to help reduce the 4. _ _ . . v m. s » - - and infrastructure. or Montreal, where we've all deficrt. Counctllors quashed , _. $1 ' , - last week. the Federation heard about bridges collaps- that request in lanuary. but ~ ‘ ‘ ( , ' - of Canadian Municipalities ingâ€" ours is more ofusjust Scian made no guarantee v " a . , -. : - - said cities and towns across starting to see things that a similar levy wouldn’t '_ . ., » ': "a, ‘ f _ ' W the country will need anoth< degrade or we're anticipating be proposed again in the 2 a a}... , s " . A M '. , , er $2.5 billion a year to help they will." Scian said future. - support infrastructure needs “Certainly the deficit is “It comes up periodically. to bring total funding up relevant locally and both the but this council is commit- . _ from $3.25 billion to $5.75 city and Region ofWaterloo ted to keeping our tax billion -â€" money that would have done well with the sup- increases low,” she said. Enjoy Shoppl’ng for be matched bytheprovinces port over the past few years “That maxi? be a whole . . . and the municipalities. and we will look to continue other com nity conversa- unlque and fun glfts at our The 22 members of the that partnership." Braidsaid. tion.” C R ! il“rbl‘.\' ’ 1- 'i 7 fl > ‘. w“ Saturday, November 24th F” I D n y From 10:00 am â€" 3:00 pm Free Admrssron! LlMITED TIME ONLY! . I NOVEMBER 22' £53 .?Oilfl’ Groaous Retirement lemg m 208 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, ON N l R OAS , i . . , , . , . For more information call “A | I“ S N1 "Yl 1“ ’ " U 2012 HOP/ii Ai’i‘l lANCl (iNTRl tic] W n»- ,,