WELLINGTON NORTH – Improvements to some Wellington North businesses will be less costly thanks to community improvement and development grants approved by council.
On Oct. 11 council unanimously approved (councillor Sherry Burke was absent) Community Improvement Program (CIP) grants to the following businesses:
• up to $2,500 to Shaveta Kang Physiotherapy Professional Corp in Mount Forest to help pay for a new facade and signage;
• $1,500 to Arthur Greenhouses to cover zoning and permit fees associated with improvements being made; and
• up to $1,000 to I’m So Bad in Mount Forest to help pay for restoration of the wooden facade located at the storefront.
The recent approvals leave $4,956 remaining in the township’s CIP fund.
Council also approved Community Development Fund dollars to:
- waive fees for arena and field rental fees ($1,806) by Hayden’s Hope Foundation for the Strike Out Cancer Ball Tournament and Dance that occurred in September and October; and
- $200 for two hours of free skating on Nov. 25 to support Arthur Countdown to Christmas celebrations.
That’s in addition to the $49,887 given to 34 organizations in April and May, bringing this year’s total approved funding to $51,894 – $40,000 of which is accounted for in the operating budget, and $11,894 of which is covered by COVID-19 recovery dollars.
