by Kevin Berar - Giant FM - Sep 25, 2009 / 2:00 pm CASTANET:
The Penticton Community Centre Pool is getting a $23 million dollar upgrade. Two-thirds of the $23 million project will come from the federal and provincial governments while the City of Penticton will have to borrow the other third. The project means Penticton taxpayers will see their property taxes increase by roughly 2.6 per cent starting in 2010. MLA Bill Barisoff runs down what the money will go towards. "23,600 square foot including renovations, 13,000 square foot aquatic, fitness, sports and recreational facilities. Retrofitted 10-lane 25-metre lap pool, new multi-purpose pool, new change rooms, steam and sauna, new therapeutic whirlpool, new multi-use recreation room, renovations of fitness, weights and cardiovascular, and other improvements," says Barisoff.
Other provincial funding was also announced for the South Okanagan including $2.1 million for work along Highway 97 from Skaha Lake Bridge to Fairway Avenue, $4.5 million for improvements to Prairie Valley and Rosedale roads in Summerland, $9.3 million for the Sewer Treatment Plant in Okanagan Falls and nearly $600,000 for reconstruction of 87th Street in Osoyoos. This is part of $75 million worth of projects scheduled to go ahead in the Okanagan.
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