M.L. reps appreciate attendance at SUMA convention
After a busy few days at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention this week, Meadow Lake mayor Gary Vidal, city manager Diana Burton and Coun. Tom Harrison say they left feeling positive.
The group travelled to Regina to take part in the various sessions, which included keynote addresses, Premier-Elect Scott Moe’s first public address as the leader of the province, breakout meetings and networking opportunities with colleagues from cities, towns and villages across Saskatchewan.
“We’re all there with baited breath looking for messages that might pertain to our municipality,” Vidal said. “We’re always looking for those signals as to what might happen budget wise that would affect us.”
He said delegates heard about the developments surrounding a renewed formula for revenue sharing funding for municipalities, and looks forward to seeing how that will take shape in the months to come.