Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis poses with Belleville Mayor Taso Christopher and Belleville Councillor Mitch Panciuk at a Federal Gas Tax Funding cheque presentation at Belleville City Hall Thursday afternoon. (Photo submitted: Bay of Quinte Offices)
MP Ellis and Quinte West Mayor Jim Harrison hold the Federal Gas Tax Funding cheque the city of Quinte West received Thursday afternoon. (Photosubmitted: Bay of Quinte Offices)
MP Ellis makes his stop in Prince Edward County, where he presents Mayor Robert Quaiff with his Federal Gas Tax Funding cheque on Thursday afternoon. (Photo submitted: Bay of Quinte Offices)
It was a big day on Thursday in the Quinte region with regards to funding.
Bay of Quinte MP Neil Ellis went on a tour of the three municipalities that make up the riding; Belleville, Quinte West and Prince Edward County to hand out cheques for Federal Gas Tax funding. The funding is from the July 2016-17 installments.
From 2015-16, Belleville received a bump to just over $3 million from $2.8 million. Quinte West got $2.6 million, up from $2.4 the year before. And Prince Edward County received $1.5 million, a tiny step up from $1.4 in 2015-16.
The Federal Gas Tax Fund provides predictable, long term funding to municipalities to help them build and rehabilitate their infrastructure.
