Richmond News
The City of Richmond is receiving a one-time grant of $20 million as part of the 2023 provincial budget.
This is Richmond’s portion of $1 billion in grants that are being split up between all 188 municipalities in B.C. …
Municipalities will need to show how the money was used in their audited statements.
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie called the grant “unprecedented” in both its size and the fact the city has a wide berth on how to use it.
He said some examples for how it could be used include for public safety, sustainability projects, affordable housing or child care.
“There is an endless list of viable, valuable projects for which we could use this (money),” Brodie said.
There is, however, “no rush to spend the money,” he added, saying most likely need will determine how it’s spent. …