In Episode 16, Mayor Jamie MacDonald walks us through the August 10th and August 20th council meetings, covering North Glengarry’s updated Asset Management Plan and the long-term challenge of maintaining more than $530 million in municipal infrastructure, expanded provincial funding for wastewater projects, and major investments being considered for recreation and community facilities.
The discussion also explores the proposed revitalization of cenotaphs in Alexandria, Maxville, Apple Hill, and Dalkeith, the Glengarry Memorial Hospital Foundation’s $3.5 million CT scanner campaign, repairs to the Dunvegan Community Hall, and the approximately $1.9 million Maxville Sports Complex slab replacement project.
Additional topics include major investments in firefighter breathing equipment and vehicles, new Junior Firefighter and Volunteer Medical First Responder programs, continued work on the Alexandria Lagoon, election sign regulations, and public concerns surrounding infrastructure affordability and future property taxes. Together, these discussions raise important questions about how North Glengarry balances necessary infrastructure investment, community priorities, outside funding, borrowing, and what local taxpayers can realistically afford.
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