SUMA announcement of consultations a good sign, says Battleford mayor
The Town of Battleford is cautiously optimistic municipalities may fare better this year compared to last year, based on announcements from the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention this week.
Mayor Ames Leslie is attending the event in Regina, and said it was noteworthy to hear the province may be coming out with a new funding formula for municipal revenue sharing.
“I think any good politician makes anything sound promising,” Leslie said. “We’ll just have to wait to see. Whenever it’s a formula, it works for some communities and it doesn’t for others. We’ll have to see how it fits for Battleford and the Battleford area.”
Leslie said last year’s cuts to the grants-in-lieu that came down from the province “definitely hurt the funding of the town.”