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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

City To Make Another Attempt At Pension Approval

A meeting will be held in Fredericton this week to try to get a long sought after recommendation that would allow the Provincial M-L-A's to approve changes to the city's pension plan when they come up for a vote.

Mayor Ivan Court says the worst case scenario budget the City Manager has been instructed to draw up with another 6.3 million dollars in cuts is a non-starter. In his view, it is unsustainable.

Court says what the city is asking for are regulatory changes that won't cost the province one red cent.

Meantime, there is speculation at Saint John Transit that additional cuts to city bus service will be coming in the spring.