The mayor of Quinte West says he’s pleased with the provincial government’s new budget.
Jim Harrison says he likes the province’s continued investment in infrastructure with money for hospitals,
roads, bridges and water/sewer projects.
roads, bridges and water/sewer projects.
Harrison says he’s looking for more information on the province’s spending plan soon.
“The details are what will give us the direction and specific ways that we can access funding to help to improve our municipality.”
Meanwhile, Quinte West received its annual allocation of provincial gas tax money from the province yesterday.
Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison. (Photo: Quinte News)
The $528,000 will be used to support Quinte Access and public transportation.
The executive director of a non-profit organization offering food and other programs to the less well off in Hastings and Prince Edward counties says yesterday’s budget seems to have left a lot of people behind.
Ruth Ingersoll of the Quinte Community Development Council tells Quinte News that while the province is investing a lot in infrastructure such as roads, water/sewer, and transportation, the budget lacks money for social infrastructure.
“The government isn’t just really realizing how dire the situation, the day-to-day situation is for people and how food-insecure people are.”
Ingersoll says there’s lots of talk about housing in the budget but the word “affordable” seems to be missing adding that the province should be dramatically increasing payments to disabled people and those on Ontario Works to push them up above the poverty line.
Ruth Ingersoll. (Photo: Quinte News)
