Saint John Draft Budget Unveils Proposed Projects for 2017

The first draft of Saint John’s capital budget is proposing 22.2 million-dollars in Capital projects for 2017. Among the projects being recommended for 2017 is 700-thousand to deal with erosion issues on Sand Cove Road and just over 5-million for road improvements around the city. Other proposed expenses include 610-thousand for improvements at the Canada Games Aquatic Center, 200-thousand-dollars for the improvements of parks and playgrounds and 200-thousand to replace police handguns.