Staff
The town is hoping to get government funding for a new handivan.
Council will be asked tonight to support an application to the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for the purchase of a handivan in 2017.
In a report from Community Services manager Jason Kabel, he noted his division already had approval from council through the 2016 budget process to purchase a handivan in the amount of $85,000.
But the town may be able to get federal dollars to help pay for it.
Kabel noted that in the 2016 federal budget, the government announced it would invest up to $3.4 billion in public transit for Phase One of the PTIF program starting in 2016-17.
“The funding will be distributed provincially on the basis of transit ridership,” Kabel explained.
“With Ontario’s share of national public transit ridership totalling 44 percent, the
province will receive approximately $1.48 billion to be allocated to potential recipients.
“Allocations have been calculated based on the number of potential recipients who are eligible to receive PTIF funding,” added Kabel.
“As such, the Town of Fort Frances will be eligible to receive an allocation of $80,288.”
The committee of the whole will meet first at 5:30 p.m., but will go in-camera for an indefinite length of time to discuss six items, including an update on Agency One negotiations, labour negotiations, and an appointment to a board/committee.
Other business on tonight’s agenda includes:
•a verbal update on capital projects;
•letters from the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau asking for financial help;
•an invitation from the “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” to its fall soirée and fundraiser gala slated for Nov. 3 at the museum;
•a request from Sunset Country Métis to proclaim “Louis Riel Week” in November;
•a request from the local Legion to proclaim “Poppy Week” in November; and
•a letter from CUPE Local 65: donation request.
