North Kawartha Township receives $747K through Ontario Municipal Modernization Program: MPP – Peterborough
North Kawartha Township will obtain greater than $747,000 to assist enhance the supply of essential companies and packages and extra, the area’s MPP introduced Monday.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith say the township’s share of $747,875 is a part of the third and last consumption of the $28M Ontario Municipal Modernization Program and Audit and Accountability Fund introduced in late February.
Since its inception in 2019, the $350M fund has helped a number of hundred municipalities establish and implement options for improved efficiencies and repair supply, infrastructure upgrades and extra.
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Tasks for the township embody renovations to well being care infrastructure, software program upgrades, safety installations, service supply and organizational opinions, and a joint companies administration evaluate with Peterborough County.
“Mayor Carolyn Amyotte and I’ve labored intently on our shared priorities: respecting taxpayer {dollars}, driving efficiencies in authorities, and bettering companies,” stated Smith.
“Collectively, we’ve been in a position to establish and oversee greater than 32 tasks on behalf of the ratepayers of North Kawartha. For a small group like North Kawartha, these tasks value over $747,000 imply actual, tangible financial savings and higher, extra environment friendly companies.”
Amyotte says the tasks will save the township bills on wanted capital upgrades and generate long-term financial savings.
“On behalf of North Kawartha Township I wish to thank MPP Smith for his dedication, laborious work and dedication to our group,” stated Amyotte.
“Over the previous 4 years,North Kawartha has obtained thousands and thousands of provincial funding {dollars} for a variety of tasks. From annual funding packages just like the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund and Ontario Neighborhood Infrastructure Program to particular grants and funding initiatives just like the Municipal Modernization Fund, the ICIP program and Trillium grants, North Kawartha is rebuilding infrastructure, enhancing municipal processes, implementing efficiencies and bettering customer support.
“Our group may be very grateful for the unwavering advocacy and help of MPP Smith.”
Steve Clark, minister of municipal affairs and housing, says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the necessity for municipalities “to be as environment friendly and nimble as doable” whereas remaining financially sustainable.
“Via the Municipal Modernization Program, our authorities continues to help our municipal companions to function extra effectively and streamline processes to ship high-quality, sustainable companies for residents and companies, when and the place they want them,” he stated.
