Council will review a 2009-11 capital budget this fall. Here's a look at 2011 (2009 and 2010 can be found in older posts).
Total spending: $21.1 million
- Grants: $16.4 million
- Taxes: $3 million
- Reserves: $1.7 million
What's in
Public works snow storage, $625,000
The city already has $1.2 million in the bank for this project.
Veness Road upgrade, $700,000
Improves what is now a rocky road to the North Campbell Business Park.
Transit satellite garage, $500,000
Buys land for a future garage to store new buses.
What's not
Northeast arterial (realigned Villeneuve Road), $14.1 million
Cost to build the first two lanes of the first major road in the annexed lands.
Badger servicing, $10 million
This cash is needed if the city decides to pay for servicing its 32 hectares west of Wal-Mart.
Servus Place fitness and wellness expansion, $5 million
More dollars to address the cramped fitness area.
Branch library, $4.5 million
The remaining funding need to build a second library.
Southwest arterial (LeClair Way), $3 million
Ties into the section of LeClair Way (planned in 2009) between Sir Winston Churchill Avenue and the Riel Drive extension.
Transportation action plan, $2 million
Study to identify ways to improve transit speed and reliability, including light rapid transit.
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