Following are the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) highlights from Dec. 11 board meeting in Williams Lake.
CRD NOTES
Provisional Budgets Adopted
The 2016 provisional budgets for the CRD and the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District were endorsed.
Copies of the budget will be available for viewing on the CRD website (cariboord.bc.ca), at all three CRD offices and in the CRD Branch libraries in 100 Mile House, Quesnel and Williams Lake.
CRD directors and staff encourage all residents to review the documents and provide any feedback prior to the budget’s final adoption on March 24, 2016.
Business facade improvement program
The CRD will be supporting an application to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) under the Business Facade Improvement funding program.
The request is for $20,000 in grant funding from the Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Regional Development Account, for the communities of Likely and Horsefly, and the Interlakes area.
The program provides annual grant funding of up to $20,000 for municipalities and regional districts to enhance economic development by encouraging private-sector investment in businesses façade improvements.
Acceptable projects include complete exterior improvements, such as building facades, signage, murals, architectural features, siding, lighting and awnings.
The CRD will work closely with partner community organizations, including the Likely & District Chamber of Commerce, Horsefly Board of Trade, and Interlakes Economic Association to successfully deliver the program in each area.
Happy holidays
The CRD offices will be closed from Dec. 25 to Jan. 3, 2016 and will re-open on Jan. 4, 2016.
The board of directors and staff wish all residents of the Cariboo-Chilcotin a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!