The Village of Borden held an information meeting Aug. 7, with administrator Barry Hvidston, Mayor David Buckingham and councillors Ian Tracksell, Tom Redhead, Jamie Brandrick and Terry Tkaczyk on hand to present three topics and answer questions.
Dave spoke on the flood, outlining all the costs which amounted to over $600,000 along with the new larger culvert on 2nd Avenue at Baltimore Street which cost about $330,000 plus a few miscellaneous costs for a total of $950,000. The closure and completion of 2nd Avenue West is not in that total.
Most of this cost will be paid by the emergency flood prevention program which pays up to 85 per cent and PEDA which covers 100 per cent of some costs. The village will have to pay about $90,000. They have taken out a three-year loan and the costs will be added to taxes for three years.
Tom talked about the tax assessment. The base tax will go up $250 and the mill rate 1 per cent. Insurance, snow removal, shop and tools all have increased in cost and the two wells need to be kept up and improved. The cost to run the village for one year is over $400,000 so residents can see why taxes have to be raised.
Jamie talked of the recycling bins provided by Loraas - the cost and what they will take. He wanted to know if the residents want Loraas to come out and fully explain everything about the blue recycling bins. If approved, the costs would not come into effect until the 2014 budget. Everyone agreed Loraas should come out for an information meeting. It is up to the village residents whether to have the bins.
