Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Council moves ahead with LIP

Prairie South School Division voices concerns about LIP for cast iron water main replacement

 Tim McLeod, vice-chair of the Prairie South School
Division (PSSD), addresses council regarding PSSD’s
request for the board to be exempt to the local
improvement program (LIP) for cast iron water
main replacement at the Oct. 5, 2015 meeting.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald 

By Lisa Goudy 

One issue. Two polarizing sides. Two hours and 10 minutes of debate.

Mayor Deb Higgins speaks to Prairie South School

Division (PSSD)’s request to be exempt from the

local improvement program (LIP) for cast iron water

main replacement at the Oct. 5, 2015 council meeting.

Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald

The main topic of Monday’s council meeting was the local improvement program (LIP) for cast iron water main replacement. Cast iron water main work is set to begin in spring 2016. The city will be responsible for 70 per cent of the cost and affected landowners will be responsible for the remaining 30 per cent.

Members of the Prairie South School Division (PSSD) made a presentation to council detailing why they believe the board should be exempt from their share of LIP for cast iron water main replacement.

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