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Downtown Contingency Fund to Be Carried Forward

By 250 News

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 03:58 AM

 
Prince George, B.C.- The  contingency fund set up to provide money for projects aimed at improving the downtown of Prince George still has a healthy balance.
 
The fund was initially set up with $350 thousand dollars, and so far, $176,562 dollars have been accessed for a number of projects.
 
That leaves a balance of $173,438.
 
Prince George City Council has decided to carry the balance forward to 2011 for further projects by the Downtown Partnerships. Those projects will still need the approval of Council in order to be funded.
 
Projects funded in 2010 are:
 
  • Downtown Clean Team
$20,000
 
  • George Street Canopy Removal
 
$63,250
  • RWICD form and density analysis, and public consultation
 
$27,312
  • RWICD transportation and servicing assessment
 
$50,000
  • Downtown Flower Baskets
$16,000
 
 

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Comments

Comment Posted by: gus on December 14 2010 5:14 AM
Can I get paid to do a study to see whether we have the same chewing gum problem on sidewalks downtown as Nanaimo does? :-)
Comment Posted by: zyblxteu on December 14 2010 7:57 AM
Good one gus!!ya may have put a bag in there ear..hehehe!
Comment Posted by: Just Curious on December 14 2010 8:30 AM
The Downtown Clean Team was a good investment IMO. The folks from BIG did a great job and the difference was noticed immediately. I hope they continue with that partnership.
Comment Posted by: curmudgeonscurse on December 14 2010 11:17 AM
Agreed. The downtown clean team was great!
Comment Posted by: mwk on December 14 2010 6:15 PM
Yup, downtown clean team is a very good thing. I know living in Quesnel for a number of years people there would always describe PG as dirty.

If we can have some of our less fortunate residents help us clean up the streets and be part of a better image I think it's a win/win. Win for the residents to live in a cleaner city and throw a few bucks at those less fortunate that could definitely use the money.

I think if the City put a few dollars at painting a nice mural on the parkades it would look even nicer.
Comment Posted by: verballabel on December 14 2010 9:52 PM
With the canopies down, there should also be a $63,250 of freed up funds in 2011.