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Surprise surplus may be in A-P Township’s future GREGGCHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
Alfred-Plantagenet Township may have some welcome news in store when they sit down for their first meetings in 2013. Township Treasurer Diane Thauvette pre- sented council with her regular monthly analysis of municipal finances during the Nov. 19 session. The report indicates that the municipality could have a small surplus
left over from its 2012 budget if there are no unexpected expenses during the next few weeks and all other projected costs for township programs and services remain as budgeted. “The revenues for 2012 will exceed the budget by more than $200,000,” the report states.
The potential surplus situation results from a combination of factors. There was a three per cent increase in the amount of property tax revenue collected than the original budget projected. This may have been the result of provincial property as- sessments being higher on some properties than anticipated and also more residential, commercial or industrial property develop- ment taking place during the past year. There were also increases in other tax rev- enues and senior government-level grants owed to the municipality than expected. Also, as of the end of October, before the November report was finalized, the town- ship has spent just 74 per cent of its pro- jected 2012 budget allocation for regular operations and planned capital projects because some costs proved less than ex- pected for a variety of reasons. The January report will show whether or not 2012 finishes with a budget surplus.
Plantagenet | With a month left until the final year-end report, council members for
Online support wanted for fundraising
Nation River watershed’s indigenous turtle species. The website allows groups which have re- ceived Fuelling Change grants a chance to increase their allocation to $50,000 if they can gain enough online voter support. All projects are profiled on the website and registered voters have up to 10 votes they can cast for one or more projects listed.
“Turtles, while not often the ‘poster crea- tures’ for environmental protection,” noted Karen Paquette, SNC fisheries technician, “teach us important lessons about the health of our watershed and have been on earth since the dinosaurs.” Online voting for the current round of increased grant funding at the Fuelling Change website ends April 30, 2013.
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Finch | With a little help from its friends a local conservation group could see its lat- est grant grow five times bigger in time for next year’s projects season. The South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) has received $10,000 from Shell Cana- da through the company’s Fuelling Change grants program. That grant could become $50,000 if the regional conservation agency can get enough online support through the Fuelling Change website at www.fuel- lingchange.com. The company provides a basic grant for approved projects aimed at grassroots en- vironmental improvement and restoration projects dealing with Canadian conserva- tion issues. SNC received its grant for its ongoing turtle study program for the South
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