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Meanwhile, Chomiak, speaking on behalf of the board in his addendum, requested that funding be reinstated and shared consequences should the park fold.

“The decline letter delivered double whammy messages; it affects financial viability of the park and should the park succumb then the county takes over where I feel their annual costs would be more than the measly $8,000 grant, and the letter by Boyko spells negativity and this council is brushed with such a brand,” he said. “In your deliberations I urge you to seriously make ‘Drahomanow’ the feature discussion and come to a meeting of minds that Drahomanow is good for the county and good for Moscow Community.”

Lamont County Reeve David Diduck said provincial cutbacks in addition to unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies have forced the council to reexamine previous funding. He also addressed the letter the Drahomanow board received from CFO Rodney Boyko.

“If this information (reason for decision) wasn't communicated to you fully, at the time, when you're dealing with administration it probably could have been done better,” he said. “However, that is the process that we are in now. So I don't think it's targeting the Drahomanow society at all, it’s just that Lamont County is looking at a way to balance the budget.”

Reeve Diduck advised the council to take the presentation under advisement saying the best course was to bring it up as a future agenda item and make a decision at that point. The council accepted the presentation as information.

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Although Diduck initially suggested two to three weeks for residents to email their concerns, the crowd commented saying it was not long enough. The current LUB draft is 135 pages long and would take more time to go through.

“Let’s get at er,” said Deputy Reeve Woitas who made a motion to delay the second and third reading of the LUB for 60 days to provide the public with an

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