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The three newest members of The three three newest members of The newest members council, who often vote together,of council, who often vote together, council, who often vote together, nearly threw the city’s financial plan nearly threwthe thecity’s city’sfinancial financialplan plan nearly threw into disarray. into disarray. into disarray. Ron Kerr and Larry Councillors Councillors Ron Kerr Kerr and and Larry Councillors Ron Larry Samson, along with Mayor Walter Samson, along with Mayor Walter Samson,voted alongagainst with Mayor Walter Jakeway, a draft bylaw Jakeway, voted against draft bylaw Jakeway, aadraft that wouldvoted allowagainst city staff to bylaw borthatupwould would allow city staff staff to borborthat allow city to row to $10.2 million to replace row up to $10.2 million to replace row up to $10.2 million to aging water infrastructure andreplace $4.8 agingwater water infrastructure and$4.8 $4.8 aging infrastructure and million to upgrade sewer infrastrucmillion upgrade sewer infrastrucmillion upgrade infrastructure. Bothtotowould besewer borrowed over ture. Bothwould wouldbe beborrowed borrowedover over Both 15ture. years. 15years. years. Coun. Ryan Mennie was 15 Because Because Coun.Ryan Ryanput Mennie was Coun. Mennie was notBecause at the meeting, that the vote not at the meeting, that put the vote not at the meeting, that put the vote at 3-3 which defeated the motion. 3-3 which which defeated the motion. motion. atat 3-3 defeated the Councillors Andy Adams, Claire Councillors Andy Adams, Claire Councillors Claire Moglove and Andy Mary Adams, Storry voted Moglove and Mary Storry Storry voted Mary voted inMoglove favour ofand borrowing the money, infavour favour borrowing themoney, money, in ofofborrowing the which had already been approved by whichhad hadalready already beenitsapproved approved by which been council when it passed five-yearby councilplan when passedits itsfive-year five-year council when passed financial inititJanuary. financial planininJanuary. January. financial plan That concerned City Manager That concerned City Manager Manager Andy Laidlaw who City warned in a That concerned Andyto Laidlaw who warned in aa report councilwho that warned “cancelling Andy Laidlaw in report to council that “cancelling plans to to proceed infrareport councilwith thatthese “cancelling plans to to proceed proceed with with these infrastructure upgrades would jeoparplans these infrastructure upgrades would jeopardize the water and sewer systems by structure upgrades would jeopardizethe the water andsewer sewer systems by relying onwater infrastructure well past itsby dize and systems relying on infrastructurewell wellpast pastits its useful life. ” infrastructure relying on useful life. ” Laidlaw useful life.was ” surprised by council’s Laidlaw was surprised bycouncil’s council’s decision and suggested councillors Laidlaw was surprised by decision andout suggested councillors godecision in-camera, of the public view, and suggested councillors goin-camera, in-camera, outthe thepublic publicview, view, immediately after vote. go out ofofthe immediately after thevote. vote.pointed Mayor Walter Jakeway immediately after the Mayor Walter Walter Jakeway Jakeway pointed pointed Mayor
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