The possibility of a Lake Country pool and fitness centre is not dead yet.
After council鈥檚 to see if a pool in the district would be possible, staff recommended to move the study to the 2019 financial budget, said Mayor James Baker.
鈥淪taff talked to individual councillors and said 鈥榣ook, there鈥檚 a lot of people who鈥檇 like to see something happening so we should at least put it in for the 2019 budget,鈥欌�� he said.
Some councillors felt 2019 was too early of a timeline for a pool study, said Baker, but a citizen鈥檚 committee is investigating the possibilities of a pool and will be looking at collaborating with UBCO, without spending the money on the study.
Council made the decision during a special budget meeting Tuesday afternoon and passed a motion to give second and third readings to the .
Telephone systems between Oyama, Carr鈥檚 Landing and Winfield facilities are also in need of an upgrade for better communication, said Baker. The cost for the new phone system is $40,000, according to a report which was presented during the meeting.
A request for new street banners was also made to the district for $30,000, according to a report.
鈥淭he banners are getting tatty and the Art Walk commission likes to keep them looking good,鈥� said Baker.
The recommended tax increase for Lake Country is 3.5 per cent, which results in about a $76 increase to a home valued at $656,000 for 2018, said the report. Growth in the district has been estimated at 4.6 per cent.
The final budget will be up for adoption Feb. 20.
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