Riding municipalities receive $4.9 million for service delivery
PERTH WELLINGTON – Municipalities in this riding, will benefit from one-time funding to help them improve local service delivery.
Ten municipalities across Perth-Wellington will receive a combined total of just over $5.5 million from a $200 million fund to help small and rural municipalities modernize service delivery. A total of 405 municipalities across the province will receive funding, the government announced on March 21.
“Our government was elected with the mandate to restore fiscal responsibility,” said Perth-Wellington MPP Pettapiece. “We believe that municipalities are in the best position to both understand their unique local circumstances and determine where and how money is spent.”
Funds will be used to improve service delivery “by finding smarter, more efficient ways to spend money,” states a press release from Pettapiece’s office. These include such measures as service delivery reviews, development of shared services agreements, IT solutions, capital investments and other projects, the release states.
The County of Wellington will receive $725,000 through the program, while Wellington North will receive $618,175; Minto gets $591,214 and Mapleton is allocated $581,800.
Other riding municipalities to receive funding are: Stratford, St. Marys, North Perth, Perth East, Perth South and West Perth
