CAO Patty Sinnamon had good News and bad News on the grant front for Mapleton council at the Dec. 11 meeting.
Sinnamon reported the township has been advised it’s application for a grant to assist with the cost of preparing an asset management plan was successful. The township will receive $24,850 to assist with the plan.
A request for proposals for a consultant to assist with the plan will be issued in the new year.
However, the township was unsuccessful in it’s bid to obtain federal funding through the Canada Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) for upgrades to the Maryborough Community Centre. In August, the township applied for funding to cover one-third of the $265,000 project.
Sinnamon said the only explanation for the rejection of the project was that “it did not meet the criteria” for the program.
Sinnamon was surprised by the rejection, noting the submission for the project contained many of the priority elements listed in the program guidelines, including a request for only one-third of total project funding. Program guidelines indicate priority would be given to such projects.
“If we’re going to proceed with these updates we’re going to have to look at other ways of financing it in our 2013 budget,” said Sinnamon.
