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Binscarth council wraps year with budget edits and road plans
The village held its December 9 meeting with mayor and council. Invoices for water and sewer work came in under budget. Library levy may rise from 5.50 to 6.00 per capita for 1999. Road widening will start next year with shoulders in 1999 and paving in 2000. Winnipeg will host the 2000 convention. Halloween policing concerns were discussed with RCMP, and cooperation to improve next year was pledged. First Avenue will not receive Grant-in-Aid. Finances show a deficit likely smaller than budget. utility may post a surplus. Trees beside the Drop-in Centre to be removed. Resolutions approved wage hikes, staff training, tax cancellations, provisional estimates, and a lease with the Russell Binscarth Fire Board. VLT revenue distribution tabled for next meeting. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.