Despite opposition from the mayor and two city councillors, the city will be establishing a micro-grant support program
A divided Prince George city council passed recommendations Monday to establish a one-time emergency fund to help downtown businesses recover following the Aug. 22 explosion.
The service would be established through a partnering agreement involving the allocation of $20,000, from the city’s Council Contingency Fund, towards a micro grant program to support any business repairing damage caused by the explosion at 4th Avenue and Dominion St. No part of the funds would be allocated towards administrative costs, and any of the funds remaining unspent at the end of the program term would be returned to the city.
“My concern is we are giving away money. This is a tragic, tragic, event where a city worker was seriously injured and I don’t want to lose sight of that. I’m not going to support this because I think if we really truly want to look at compensating businesses that have suffered downtown that is a separate issue.”
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