Shuswap Your Classified Connection / Vol. 23 No. 21 Friday, May 25, 2012
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Christian School drama students Hunter Singbeil, Joel Feenstra, Erin Kennedy, Darby Arens and Jade Peters rehease a scene from the upcoming production of MASH being presented until May 26 at the Shuswap Theatre.
Black Powder Enthusiasts re-enact colonial times. Plus South Shuswap 8,9 Sports 15
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Water system transferred to CSRD Anglemont Estates: Switch will ensure utility meets health quality standards. By Barb Brouwer MARKET NEWS STAFF
Anglemont Estates’ water woes could end as early as next summer. Property owners voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to transfer ownership of the Anglemont Water System from current
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operator Terry Speed to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. The poll was open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and property owners were asked to vote on two questions: if they were in favour of borrowing $9.8 million to upgrade the system and if they wanted
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CSRD to take over their water system. Despite the fact the transfer will cost each property owner $1,300 per year, 219 owners voted in favour while only 33 voted against the takeover by the regional district. Of the $1,300 annual payment, $650 will be a
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parcel tax, with $532 going to debt repayment over a 25-year term. As well, the 420 current owners, and anyone else who connects to the new water system, will pay an additional $700 yearly to cover the expenses of maintaining the system and contributing to a reserve fund.
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