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Burton-Greater Geary Local Service District |
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About This is the home of the Burton-Greater Geary Local Service District Advisory Committee. It speaks in support of the 5421 residents of the Burton-Greater Geary Local Service District in local matters such as: · Solid Waste Collection · Local planning · Fire and police protection · Animal Control This website is maintained
by an Advisory Committee volunteer for the purposes of enhancing
communication of valuable information to LSD residents. |
2014-2018 Advisory
Committee Eleanor Lindsay, (Burton),
Chair & Local Rep to Regional Service Commission Malcolm Gilbert, (Burton)
Secretary Mary Mesheau (Burton) Terry Dexter (Burton) Pat Smith (Burton) Contact us at
info[at]burtongreatergearylsd.ca Letter from Chair
of the Outgoing 2012-2014 Advisory Committee Advisory committee members
are volunteers elected at a special public meeting in 2012 and are to serve two
years. A new election was organized by
the Dept of Env and Local
Govt for November 5th, 2014, 7 pm, Burton Lions Centre. |
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Links of interest Local
tax rates (tax authority 327 - Burton) (Note 2014 tax rate for
Burton LSD = $0.2891 per $100 of assessed property value, added on to $0.5215
provincial property tax rate, see calcs below)
Recycling info and recycling
schedule |
Meeting
Schedule 2013 21 Oct at the Burton Lions
Club 16 Dec (B) 2014 20 Jan 2014 (G), 17 Feb
(B) 17 Mar (G), 21 Apr (B) 26 May (G), 16 June (B) Nov 20 (B), Dec 18 (G) 2015 Jan 15 (B), Feb 19 (G),
March 19 (B) April 16 (G), May 21 (B),
June 18 (G) |
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News 2014 2018 Advisory Committee Election Wed, Nov 5th, 7
pm, Burton Lions Centre ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The vote to establish recreational and sports
facilities for the Burton Greater Geary Local Service District was held on
October 30, 2014 at the Hazen Park Centre in Oromocto.
The results of this vote are as follows: Yes:
59 Ballots
cast: 166 Spoiled
ballots: 0 The result of the vote is no to establishing
the service. The
Local Service District Committee members wish to extend our appreciation to
those who attended our public information sessions and to those who voted on
this issue. Sincerely,
Mary
Mesheau Chairperson on behalf
of the LSD committee October 23, 2014 Recreation Services Vote on October 30, 2014,
Hazen Centre Oromocto, 2 8 pm (see news item
below for more information) DOWNLOAD
RECREATION VOTE PRESENTATION HERE Information Sessions: Oct 22, 7 pm, Geary Lions Centre Sept 17, 2014 - Burton-Greater Geary to vote on Recreation
Services in October In late 2013, the Burton-Greater Geary LSD committee held two community meetings to discuss community interest in supporting local recreation programs. Many citizens from both sides of the LSD appeared to support this concept and signed a petition to the Department of Local government to have a community vote to allow our LSD to use its revenue to support recreation programs. It has taken a while, but this vote will be held sometime in mid-October. Final dates to follow shortly, along with a note in your mailbox. There will also be two community information sessions (Geary, Burton) where you'll have a chance to ask questions. Burton-Greater Geary LSD is not currently allowed to use its collected revenue to support the delivery of recreation services (such as hiring a worker to maintain a playing surface or walking trail, buying soccer nets or bases, etc) and the vote is to change this. It has been this way since the 1960s when our LSD was established. The LSD is set up to support Community Services, which includes operational and other expenses associated with a maintaining a facility for community use or access. This is a not
a vote for an amount of money to be set aside for recreation, rather
it is a vote to tell Local Government that citizens support (or do not
support) allowing the community to set aside money for recreation
sometime. A yes vote will give the
community the ability to set a
recreation budget, while the budget amount can be set if and when the
community sees a need to set a number.
If the communities support this, the LSD Committee will embark on a
similar community engagement exercise that it did to solicit input for the
Community Services budget and selection criteria for support. |
Announcements Four projects to receive Community Services Funding Following
public consultations in 2013, including consultations this year on selection
criteria, the LSD Advisory Committee asked for proposals from local community
groups for up to $5,000 in funding, to allocate a total budget of $19,000 to
important community projects or services in 2014. Four applications were received, reviewed
and found to be suitable for funding according to the selection
criteria. The projects are: 1)Burton
Lions Club - up to $4750 towards
Community Hall Roof Replacement 2)Geary
Lions Club - up to $4750 towards
utilities and liability insurance expenses for approx. 4 months at the
community hall 3)Burton Home and School Assoc. - up to $4750 towards equipment for a
community playground 4)Greater
Geary Recreation Council - up to $4750 towards enhancing community access to
their ballfield and programs (fixing the parking
area and other non-playing surface areas (but not the field itself),
liability insurance, portapotty) All successful applicants
submit their invoices to the Dept. of Local Government, which reviews the
eligibility of expenses and ensures proper use of funds. Unused funds return to the LSD budget. Original budget was $20,000, with $1,000
being left in the budget for emergency expenditures, which is why $19,000 was
allocated. |
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Burton-Greater Geary LSD Budget 2014
Administration: $26,009 Rural Planning: $101,969 Cost of assessment: $68,462 Fire protection: $236,310 Police services: $317,486 Dog control: $10,843 Solid Waste Management: $292,082 Total non-discretionary budget: $1,053,161 Discretionary
items (as
recommended by the LSD Advisory Committee following public consultations) 1.9% of all expenditures Community services: $20,000 Total budget for 2014:
$1,073,161 Anticipated revenue Unconditional grant from NB: $51,006 Total taxes collected to be collected from LSD:
$1,020,159 Total revenue =
$1,071,165 Tax base (total value of properties) =
$352,898,950 Local tax rate = (2014 taxes to be collected)/(tax
base) = $1,020,159/$352,898,950 =$0.002891 per $1 of assessed property value or- =$0.2891 per $100 of assessed property value
Questions about the budget, including detailed
budget breakdowns, can be directed to Local Services Manager Ivan Corbett ivan.corbett(at)gnb.ca |
Approved Meeting Minutes Forthcoming, currently
available on Greater Geary Association website (see link above) |
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