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The end of the year is almost here and Russell Township Council agreed with a recommendation from Finance Director Richard Godin. If there is any surplus money left from the 2019 budget at the start of January next year, it will go towards paying down the unfinanced portion of the municipal sports dome. The unfinanced portion of the dome will be almost $300,000 by the end of December 2020. —archives
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