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Apr 16, 2021 • 30 tweets • 5 min read
Here's the Q&A with government ministers. @TheAUMA
First Q:
Mayor Michael Muzycha, town of Olds, question about broadband, notes federal money is in play. Asks if munis own the dark fibre in the ground, we could possibly get broadband "almost overnight."
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We're going to jump in and out on today's @TheAUMA leaders' forum. On the agenda: discussion on the elections and plebiscites.
Guest speaker is @RachelNotley
Apr 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Budget 2021: Province continues to reduce funding to munis.
"Over the next four years, municipalities are going to average 36 per cent less funding each year compared to the 10-year average."
We're onto the downloading section.
@TheAUMA
Twenty years of highest growth of any province. Infrastructure pressures. Pressure has come from province due to reserves in municipalities.
"Reserves are the product of prudent long-term planning."
