Oliver to get gas tax dollars
Last Updated on Saturday, 18 February 2012 20:04 Monday, 20 February 2012 00:00
After much debate at a recent RDOS meeting, the board resolved the direction in which the regionally significant gas tax dollars will be allocated.
The board amended the list of projects to show the rural funding portion split equally between the Okanagan Falls wastewater project and the Gallagher Lake sewer proposal.
Oliver Mayor Ron Hovanes said the Town and other communities agreed that their projects warranted their share of the dollars as most dealt with water issues including. Funds slated for Oliver include a new supply well ($409,800) and a water treatment system ($92,000).
“With very little in grant dollars being available currently, I am very happy that this decision was made at the board table,” Hovanes said.
The mayor also noted that the tax requisition from the Town of Oliver is down from last year. This is because the RDOS has tracked the time allocated for administration and has determined that more of its administration time is used by rural as opposed to urban areas.
The gas tax allocation request is now being sent to the Union of BC Municipalities for approval.
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