Kate Bouey - Vernon 105.7 SUNFM:
Greater Vernon residents are likely to face an increase in water rates to pay for upgrades and for the expensive Duteau Creek Treatment Plant. Members of the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee went over the big ticket items on next year's budget at a meeting last week. Electoral Area C Director Mike MacNabb says water tops the list. He says a number of ways to charge for water are being considered. The committee also worked on prioritizing properties which may be acquired for parkland although MacNabb refused to be specific.
Meanwhile, administrators and financial officers from Vernon, Coldstream and the regional district have been asked to attend a meeting on the region's water management structure. Vernon's mayor has made it clear that devolution is still on the table but MacNabb says he's hoping that doesn't happen in part because it will be very expensive and there's no guarantee that it will be a better system. No date for that meeting has been set.
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