The Mayor's View Of 2006
By 250 News
Sunday, January 01, 2006 03:00 AM
Mayor Colin Kinsley at the December Inaugural session
The biggest challenge facing the Prince George in 2006 will be to continue to meet infrastructure needs in light of increasing development, that according to Mayor Colin Kinsley.
"When you have growth such as we're experiencing right now, there's lots of pressure put on our roads and bridges, water and sewer systems, leisure services," says Kinsley, "Anytime there's growth, we have to manage it and we have to manage it in such a way as there's a net gain."
The Mayor points to housing starts as an example of the turn in the economic tide for the city -- more than 200 new homes were built in 2005, compared with just 47 four years ago.
Kinsley says, "We've got a very low vacancy rate, so we're going to have to plan because we know there is going to be more multiple-family, apartment-type projects being applied for in the coming years."
"To properly address growth, we have to make sure our partners are in place -- private sector, as well as, province and federal government -- we have to take advantage of infrastructure programs."
There is still no word on a rural infrastructure program Kinsley is hoping would lead to a tri-lateral split of the cost of a 22-million dollar replacement for the now-closed Cameron Street Bridge.
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Posted by: Itsme on January 1 2006 10:03 AM
200 homes built in 2005-compared to 47 -4 years past-so that would be 2001. Great comparable-makes little, if no, sense!!!
They can fix the roads. Just raise the mill rate and increase our taxes. Is that so tough???
He must be in need of that upcoming holiday after all the festivities demanding imbibing over the festive season.
Maybe it is so-practice brings perfection???
Practicing up for Italy-and why not???