The Township of Mapleton will take another crack at obtaining provincial funding for a water tower here.
At the Oct. 22 meeting, council directed staff to apply for funding under the Small, Rural and Northern Municipality Infrastructure Fund – Capital Program for a water tower in the village.
The $100 million fund was announced by the provincial government on Oct. 5.
Only roads, bridges, water, and wastewater projects are eligible for the funding, which targets projects identified as high priority in municipal asset management plans “that would not otherwise be completed without provincial financial support,” noted treasurer Yufang Du in a report to council.
The township submitted an unsuccessful application for funding for the project to the province’s Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative (MII) program in 2012.
At that time, the project was identified as high priority due to a need for increased water pressure to meet the demands of planned residential and industrial development.
“Based on the previous MII application, the new water tower in Drayton was recommended. I’m resubmitting the same project for reconsideration. This project has been identified as highest health and safety priority by our engineer and consultant, and will be addressed in the asset management plan,” Du stated in her report
