Expressing thanks
qathet Regional District will be sending a letter of thanks to City of Powell River and Powell River Community Forest for money allocated to building a longhouse at Shelter Point Park on Texada Island. The regional district will be receiving a community forest grant of up to $112,119 to construct the longhouse.
At the December 12 committee of the whole meeting, Electoral Area D director Sandy McCormick said she would like to say a sincere thank you to the city and Powell River Community Forest for the funds to construct the longhouse.
Sets dates
The financial planning process for qathet Regional District (qRD) has been adopted. Each year, the qRD goes through a financial planning process to prepare a five-year financial plan that must be adopted by March 31 each year.
The first draft of the budget will be introduced January 23, 2020, the second draft will be tabled on February 20, the final 2020-2024 recommended updates to the financial plan will be before the committee of the whole on March 19, and the adoption of the 2020-2024 financial plan will be at the regional board meeting on March 30.
Approves charges
qRD has approved a bylaw to impose development cost charges for the Lund sewer service area.
Under the bylaw, the wastewater development cost charges will be based on $2,067.46 per dwelling unit, payable upon subdivision approval, and for non-residential, the cost will be $5.17 per square meeting of gross floor area, payable upon subdivision approval.
Authorizes agreement
qathet Regional District has passed a bylaw to authorize entering into an agreement respecting financing between the regional district and Municipal Finance Authority of BC.
The regional district, in passing Bylaw 556, consents to finance the debt of City of Powell River in the amount of $10 million over a 30-year term for the city’s liquid waste treatment plant.
Amends fees
An amendment has been made to the qRD solid waste regulation and tipping fee bylaw.
Effective January 1, 2020, the rate per tonne of solid waste will be $230, raising to $235 per tonne on January 1, 2021 and $240 per tonne on January 1, 2022.
A minimum charge of $5 will apply on all waste loads less than 21.5 kilograms on January 1, 2021, 21 kilograms on January 1, 2021 and 20.5 kilograms on January 1, 2022.
