At last night’s monthly meeting, Pictou County council passed budgets for the current fiscal year.
The Capital Projects budget, totalling nearly $24.29 million dollars, includes several projects including street lights, road work, sidewalks and sewer & water projects. Council also passed the year’s operating budget for the Rural Broadband project, with one no vote from councilor Andy Thompson, who noted that there is another revenue shortfall projected – more than two million dollars. CAO Brian Cullen explained before the vote that the broadband project is projected to begin turning a profit by 2028, and that has been figured into the financial plans.
