Town Council Briefs
Viking’s allotment under the 2012 funding for capital and operating Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) has not changed much from last year.
Viking will receive $260,776 in capital funding, up from $259,655 last year and $107,228 operating, down from $114,871. in 2011.
The MSI funds are allocated 48 per cent by population, 48 per cent by education tax requisitions and four per cent by kilometers of local roads.
The funds will become available through submitted project profiles after the provincial budget has been passed in the coming weeks.
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Residents and businesses are being asked to decorate Viking pink in August when the Wild Pink Yonder trail riders arrive in Viking on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
For more see the March 13/12 issue of the Viking Weekly Review