Tidbits from Taylor Council
Taylor saves $5,000 on purchase of zero-turn lawnmower
On Monday at their regular council meeting, the District of Taylor approved the purchase of a Zero-Turn Greensmaster Triflex Mower for use on the Lone Wolf Golf Course.
In its Capital Budget, the board approved $75,000 for this purchase. Two quotes were received, one for $90,007.87 and one for $77,641.84 – both quotes were over budget.
However, with the $5,000 value of the trade-in for the mower that is being replaced, the second quote, from Oakcreek, fell within budget.
The mower from Oakcreek is Toro, which staff reported is a reputable company that the golf course has a long-standing relationship with. Taylor has also had positive experiences during warranty or maintenance issues when dealing with Oakcreek in the past.
Council voted unanimously:
THAT Council approve Staff to proceed with purchasing of a Zero Turn Greensmaster Triflex Mower from Oak Creek for a price not to exceed $77,641.84 plus G.S.T. less trade-in value as per the 2025 Capital Plan.
District moving forward on land acknowledgement
The pressure is on to get the District of Taylor’s land acknowledgement finalized.
An opportunity to apply for funding to redo Taylor’s Visitor Information signage to incorporate the land acknowledgement, but the funding is only available until June 30, according to Councillor Desirae Graziano in her report to council.
However, Graziano says the committee has had no success in reaching out to anyone.
“I stopped by Treaty 8, and they had no idea what I was talking about. They were supposed to put it on January’s chiefs meeting,” she said.
They offered to put it on the end of June’s meeting, but that timing will not work for the funding application.
Graziano said it was suggested that Taylor “just put the sign up and if people don’t like it, you’ll hear about it.”
Mike Whalley, Interim Deputy Corporate Officer will have a report for the next meeting she said.
The District has been working on the development of a land acknowledgement for a year now, and has some difficulty in getting feedback from the various First Nations in the region.
Only Doig River First Nations provided any input, and the changes they suggested to Taylor’s draft land acknowledgement were well received.