MRC Pontiac: Budget for 2018 adopted

MRC Pontiac: Budget for 2018 adopted

The new council of mayors of the MRC Pontiac has adopted its budget for 2018. It was adopted unanimously at the first meeting of mayors, which took place yesterday morning at the office’s in Campbell’s Bay. This budget, totaling $ 6.2 million, reduces governance and administrative expenses by 8.8% and increases investments in economic development.

Pontiac MRC Warden, Jane Toller, explains the reasons for the reduction of nearly 9%.

Maintaining the municipalities’ rate at $ 0.14 per $ 100 of assessment, the efficiency of the services and the pursuit of activities aimed at the economic recovery in the Pontiac were the first budget choices of the MRC Pontiac Council in the weeks following their election.