Is the cheque going to be in the mail? Soon? City is not absolutely positive the money is going to arrive.

By Pepper Parr

BURLINGTON, ON  March 29, 2013    It’s just one darn thing after another with that pier.  We get to see pretty pictures of what it’s going to look like and learn that there just might be a fireworks extravaganza opening night – right smack in the middle of the Sound of Music Festival and then there is “the letter”; the one city manager Jeff Fielding sent to the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport about the “amendment to the Funding Agreement”.

At a meeting September 6, 2012, according to the letter “the original funding agreement project was signed on February 12, 2004, amended first on March 17, 2006 and again on March 26, 2008, and that these funding agreements have expired.”

Ooops.

The letter goes on to point out that, according to the city “there are no funds, Provincial or Federal – for this project in the current budget.

Oh, really?

The addition to the city sign expressed the frustration of many Burlington citizens.

The letter continues: “The approved funding for this project was $6.75 million and $6.075 has been paid out  (90%).

A 10% hold back ($337,500 each from the federal and provincial governments) has yet to be paid.

The letter was sent January 30th of this year – no cheque yet.  Might Ottawa and Queen’s Park decide to refer us to the sign that was at one point set up at the construction site?

City manager Jeff Fielding and General manger Scott Stewart were in Ottawa recently – possibly making a collection call?


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