It was a busy evening at the Mic Mac Aquatic Club. A total of 248 people turned out to decide how to spend $50,000 of district capital. The complete tally of how District 5 voted to spend the money is listed below:
- Bide A While, $10,000
Bide A While is an animal shelter in the North Woodside Industrial Park. Funding will be used to replenish the shelter’s pet food pantry - Leighton Dillman Park Oven, $10,000
The Oven in Leighton Dillman Park on the Dartmouth Common is planning to restart this year. Funding will be used to purchase chairs and picnic tables, a handwashing station, and some supplies such as fire extinguishers and pizza peels - Common Roots Urban Farm, $7,000
The Common Roots Urban Farm is located on the grounds of the Nova Scotia Hospital in North Woodside. Funding will be used to expand an existing shed into a gather space for gardeners, including a covered sitting area, community bulletin board, food pantry, and rain barrels. - Back to the Sea Society, $9,000
Back to the Sea Society is developing a community aquarium in Downtown Dartmouth in the old Shubenacadie Canal Intrepretative Centre by King’s Wharf. Funds will be used to purchase equipment and supplies to operate the aquarium, build a water fabrication shed to produce salt water, and to buy an outdoor tent so that the Society can do outdoor programming in Martin’s Park. - Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club, $10,000
The Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club is one of the three paddling clubs on Lake Banook. Funding will be used to replace the Club’s docks, many of which date back to the 1970s and are at the end of their life. - St. George’s Tennis Club, $4,000 (partial award)
St. George’s Tennis Club is a recreational club located on St. George’s Lane in Downtown Dartmouth. Funding will be used towards the cost of upgrading the Club’s waterline.
Thanks to everyone who came out and many thanks to the hardworking staff in the Council Support Office who volunteered their time to make the evening a success, especially my coordinator Michelle Egan who did the organizational heavy-lifting. Thank you all.