County of Haliburton officials say they’ve been short changed by the province’s municipal ice storm assistance funding program.
According to staff, the County incurred nearly $340,000 in unbudgeted costs related to last year’s ice storm and submitted a request for $245,000 to the provincial assistance program.
Staff said the province initially approved assistance of $184,000 in December. However, the two payments they’ve received total to $110,000, more than $73,000 short of the approved amount.
According to staff, the province excluded the approximately $100,000 in costs associated with the Deep Bay Road culvert washout, determining that this was caused by heavy rainfall, and not as a direct result of the ice storm.
Staff said they disagree with the province’s take, and are working to collect the outstanding balance.
