Infrastructure challenges and construction mark a new year in Melfort
‘Out with the old and in with the new’ is a phrase the City of Melfort has applied to several areas this past year.
Mayor Rick Lang said millions of dollars has been spent on new construction projects upgrading existing infrastructure.
“For the first time, we utilized the Infrastructure Replacement Fund we started a couple of years ago. So, the fund has basically been wiped out at this point but we will continue contributing so we can potentially use it again in 2018,” Lang said.
Roughly $640,000 was taken from the fund to cover the cost of paving three blocks of Stovel Ave. in the community.