City council handles pipelines, power lines and ambulances during mid-year budget review
Red Deer city council underwent its annual mid-year budget review on Tuesday, making only a handful of adjustments related to capital projects.
After all was said and done, the 2017 Capital Budget was raised by $734,000 to $105.7 million.
A capital reduction of $4.152 million was found for the cost of purchasing a portion of the North Regional Waterline from the North Red Deer Regional Water Services Commission. The new total is $4 million, with $1 million to come from reserves and $3 million being borrowed.
First reading for the addition of $2.2 million in debentures was approved to pay for the oversizing of the regional sewer gravity main line which stretches from Chiles Industrial Park to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This portion of the line, which will convey wastewater from Lacombe and Blackfalds to Red Deer, will not only save the City money in the long run, but also minimize the use of limited available land down the escarpment along the future Northland Drive. It will also allow for faster servicing to the Chiles Industrial Park.