Whereas small communities face ongoing challenges relating to rising infrastructure costs and increased provincial permitting requirements for providing essential services such as drinking water; And whereas the additional funds to upgrade infrastructure to meet current infrastructure regulations is too great to be passed onto residents by taxation and is far above borrowing capacity or funding by small local governments: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM engage in discussions with relevant provincial authorities to develop funding opportunities for infrastructure projects and to provide additional funding to address the challenges faced by smaller local governments that are less than 5,000 in population to support the delivery of essential services.
