Projects moving ahead for town despite tight budget
The Town of Battleford has plans for a number of large projects for the year outlined in the 2017 general and operating budget passed at council Monday night, despite having a tight budget, with a small increase in taxes on average.
Coun. Gordon Yarde said Tuesday council had to make some prudent decisions in deciding which projects to proceed with for the year ahead.
“For us, it was a tough budget,” said Yarde.
“We’ll try to keep from raising taxes down to three per cent. That’s the best we can do,” he added. “It had to be done. Everybody won’t be satisfied with it, but, and not only here, all around we had to raise tax a bit to cope.”