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Melfort council approves funding of Saskatchewan Drive rehabilitation
The City of Melfort is funding a portion of the continued rehabilitation of Saskatchewan Drive.
A Special Council Meeting was held Monday to approve the funding for the project. The city issued an Expression of Interest to the Ministry of Highways to rehab the remaining portion of Saskatchewan Drive in September 2023, but they received notice of approval just last week.
Director of Public Works Lydia Steffen told northeastNOW approval from the Urban Highway Connector Program (UHCP) came after the finalization of the city’s 2024 Capital Budget. Therefore, a Special Council Meeting was held to get council’s approval to access almost $389,000 from the General Capital Reserve.
“We were called with the good news after the budget had already been finalized, so…our process is that we would have to seek council’s approval to add any additional projects after budget has already been finalized.