With Mayor Ron Toyota and Couns. Jim Elford in Nelson for a closed meeting with School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake), the regular Tuesday Town Council meeting was a short one.
With no major items to discuss, attending councillors rolled through the agenda in short order.
• Council approved the annual request to close some roads for the Just Try It! Triathlon event on Saturday, June 2.
• A request for a $2,500 grant to offset Creston Valley Bird Fest costs was received. The request was denied.’
• With information that the library’s Francophone Affairs Program has been a success, Council agreed to continue its support.
• Town Manager Lou Varela presented an updated 2017-2018 Corporate Strategic Plan, which can be found at www.creston.ca.
• A proposal by the Creston Cruisers car club to hold a drag race event at the Creston Valley Regional Airport this summer was referred to staff for a report.
Couns. Joanna Wilson chaired the meeting in the absence of Toyota and Elford (who is Acting Mayor in March whenever Toyota is away). The meeting lasted approximately 15 minutes.
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