IPG Stays The Course In 2007

By 250 News

In keeping with the City's desire to maintain 2007 services at last year's levels, Initiatives Prince George came before council this evening to seek a budget increase in-line with the rate of inflation.

Last year, the City Council approved a grant of $1.27-million dollars for IPG during the budget process.  In the end, the City paid out about 10-thousand dollars less than the amount budgeted.

This year, IPG requested and received approval for a base grant of $1.93-million dollars. 

Two divisions of IPG - Tourism Prince George and Events PG - are seeking service enhancements above last year's budget of $20-thousand dollars and $60-thousand dollars, respectively.  And, although those requests have been deferred to the final budget meeting for approval, the money is being sought from a provincial tourism program and not from city coffers, so they would have no impact on the final tax levy, if approved.

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