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Region lobbies for federal cash By JULIA LE Metroland West Media Group In 2014, $2 billion in federal funding for municipal infrastructure is set to expire, Halton Hills Regional Councillor Clark Somerville told his fellow regional councillors Wednesday. What's worrisome, he said during the regional council meeting, is what that could mean for municipalities across Canada. Somerville shared how the municipal infrastructure deficit is currently more than $123 billion. To eradicate that deficit, he said, each household in Canada would have to contribute about $13,500 to build and maintain roads, water systems and other infrastructure in need of repair. Somerville continued federal and provincial infrastructure support is necessary to help slow down the decline of cities and communities. He put a motion forward asking regional council to endorse a Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) campaign that encourages the federal government to keep its commitment of replacing the programs set to expire by developing a long-term plan for municipal infrastructure funding. The motion was endorsed at the last Halton Hills council meeting. The motion, which also backs a plan to urge the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to work with FCM to ensure the new plan meets the core infrastructure needs of cities and communities, was unanimously supported. Somerville, who's a board member for CLARK FCM, said the organiSOMERVILLE zation recently released the first nationwide study of infrastructure, detailing the conditions of municipal roads and the systems that manage drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. The key finding was that Canada's municipal infrastructure is at risk, with more than half of municipal roads requiring significant repairs and one in four wastewater plants needing major upgrades. Over the next year, FCM plans to lobby the government to ensure the new plan reflects the infrastructure priorities of the cities and communities across the country. "The federal government and provincial government has always been involved in municipal infrastructure and we need their help. We can't do it alone," Somerville told the Champion after the council meeting. "Municipalities only collect 8 cents out of every tax dollar. We own 60 per cent of all the infrastructure out there." For more information about FCM's campaign, visit fcm.ca. WEEKEND FORECAST... FIREPLACES Halton Hills HIGH LOW 5 ·The IFP· Halton Hills, Thursday, September 20, 2012 FRI. 190 110 SAT. SA SUN. S 140 80 Time to Cozy Up! 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