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City gives update on budget ARNE PETRYSHEN
The City of Cranbrook received only two submissions from the public regarding the 2015-2019 Five Year Financial Plan. City staff put the two submissions in a report to council for the March 31 budget meeting. At the meeting, Charlotte Osborne, director of Finance and Computer Services, also gave an update. Osborne noted that the 2014 Road Program was budgeted at just under $3 million. That included sidewalk, water and sewer main rehabilitation work. The city spent $2.77 million, which meant there was $184,000 left over. Osborne said that while those funds will likely not be needed in 2015, they will probably be needed in 2016. Osborne said they reallocated $257,000 from the general fund portion of the budget tot he water fund to deal with the water main rehabilitation on the 6th Street South project. Osborne also noted that as a result of the Non-Market Change being released, the proposed tax increase for 2015 has decreased. “On March 4, 2015, we reported a proposed tax increase of 2.95 per cent for 2015,” Osborne wrote. “Based on the increase to the NMC, the tax levy increase for 2015 is now 2.73 per cent.” Osborne also noted that when they started the process the increase for 2015 was 5.77 per cent.
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SURE SIGN OF SPRING: As the weather warms up, we can expect to see more wildlife when we visit Elizabeth Lake like this western painted turtle that was enjoying the late afternoon sunshine.
Deer trap vandal fined, discharged TRE VOR CR AWLEY
Devin Kazakoff will not be getting a permanent criminal record for his role in the vandalism of clover traps in Kimberley, however, he will have to pay over $2,700 in fines and restitution.
Handing down his ruling of a conditional discharge and fines on Wednesday morning in Cranbrook Provincial Court, Justice Ron Webb noted that Kazakoff had apologized and taken responsibility for his ac-
tions in the vandalism of four deer traps in Kimberley in February 2014. On the same hand, Webb also denounced the act of vandalism and said it was hard to believe that Kazakoff didn’t know his actions
constituted a criminal act. The vandalism was a first time offence for Kazakoff, who was 28 years old at the time. Kazakoff, who damaged the deer traps along with Lucky Sikora,
pleaded guilty to a charge of mischief under $5,000 on Monday, with crown and defence counsel submitting arguments for appropriate sentencing. Kazakoff, who admitted to being a leader
with Sikora as the follower, drove down to Kimberley from Invermere on Feb. 26, 2014 and damaged four clover traps that were located on private property in the early morning hours of Feb. 27, 2014.
Trail cameras watching the traps snapped photographs of the vandalism, while a homeowner, who observed the vandalism, notified conservation officers. See CONDITIONAL,
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