COVID-19 Update: July 29, 2020. A message from the Mayor - City of Kawartha Lakes Posted on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Please see below for the latest update from Mayor Letham. "Good afternoon, today is July 29. As another summer month wraps up, I wanted to provide a quick update on where we are going. At the forefront, one of our main priorities is to ensure economic stability for this year's budget and next. Based on reduced revenues, we have instructed staff to find ways to eliminate the deficit by year end. This will result in some continued reduced services and amenities as well as some capital work being pushed to next year. We will be opening some buildings with condensed levels of service - Council has agreed to open six out of our nine arenas this year, but only if the demand warrants it. Please work with our staff as there may be some new rules around booking ice time, but our goal is to offer this service as efficiently as possible. COVID-19 Update: July 29, 2020. A message from the Mayor - City of... https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/en/news/covid-19-update-july-29-2020-a... 1 of 3 7/30/2020, 11:39 AM