Three projects eligible for South Branch money, council to consider fund allocations

A project with an estimated cost of $120,000 to replace the Dundela rink building and improve the surrounding park, is among the possible beneficiaries of the South Branch Community Fund.

The rink building proposal is among the three applications that the South Branch Community Fund Committee agreed met the criteria of the fund when the group met August 24, at the South Dundas Municipal Centre to review the applications.

Each of the three committee-approved projects will be presented to South Dundas council September 1, to determine, which projects, if any, will be allocated money from the South Branch Community Fund. 

The fund presently has almost $60,000 available, as the last intake of applications only produced one suitable application that met the funding criteria. 

The fund will grow to $90,000 in the coming months.

The Dundela outdoor rink, South Dundas’ busiest outdoor rink, is without a building as the building that was on site was demolished this summer. 

Dean Beckstead and Wes Moore submitted an application, complete with cost estimates, to have a new 28 x 40 building built for the outdoor rink.

South Dundas has minimal funds set aside for a building at the McIntosh park, but if council selects this project to receive funds, it will need to be determined where the additional funds will come from to get the project moving.

Six applications for South Branch Community Fund were received by the August 14 deadline.

The committee determined that three of those applications satisfactorily met the criteria for the fund; one was a request for funds for seniors programming ($5,000), one was a request for funds to support expanded programming at an annual Family Day event ($1,000), and the other was the Dundela rink building request ($120,000).

The next application South Branch Community Fund application deadline is November 27. 

The fund was announced in 2013 and aims to provide funding to projects located in proximity to the South Branch Wind Farm. 

Under the terms of reference, the fund will provide $30,000 yearly for 20 years to promote and benefit:

• public recreational facilities and programs;

• community gathering facilities, events and related municipal usage fees and;

• educational and job training related to sustainability or renewable energy.

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