Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In general, the terms of the community transfer agreement seem to be working out quite well. They give communities the opportunity to have some experience at managing budgets and staff, and handling responsibility for all the buildings in the community. However, in some cases, we have encountered difficulties such as the one Mr. Krutko mentioned. In spite of everybody's best efforts it just did not work out. We abided by the community's wish to turn the responsibility back to the department, but I do not think we have given up on the potential for a similar transfer for sometime in the future, if we are able to satisfy the community that the skills they need to run the water treatment plant would be available to them. Sometimes these things take a couple of tries before they are successful and it often takes quite a while for us to work with the community as they get used to the new responsibilities and acquire a bit of training. In general terms, so far we have had good experiences and communities have started to recognize that some of the advice and assistance we provide is useful. They are no longer feeling as though they need to keep us at arms length. I think it is working, generally, fairly well.
Mr. Lovely on Committee Motion 14-13(5): To Streamline The Process For Applying And Receiving The Property Tax Subsidy
In the Legislative Assembly on February 12th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 14-13(5): To Streamline The Process For Applying And Receiving The Property Tax Subsidy
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 12th, 1998
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