Township backs call for provincial aid asset management aid

Township council is backing a call for the province to fund development of tools to help municipalities collect and maintain asset management data.

At the April 24 meeting, council endorsed a resolution from the council of the Township of Madawaska Valley urging Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Province of Ontario to provide adequate financial resources for both staff and infrastructure “to ensure successful compliance and implementation of the required municipal function for asset management planning in small, rural municipalities.”

The resolution from Madawaska notes “small, rural municipalities face significant resource capacity challenges in the collection and maintenance of accurate data for asset management planning” and suggests  “standardized tools should be developed at the cost of the provincial government.”

The resolution also suggests the standardized tools should be piloted in a number of small rural municipalities with provincial government guidance and resources.

Mapleton council passed the resolution unopposed, without comment.