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Things you probably don’t know about Summerland, British Columbia
Things you probably don't know about Summerland, British Columbia
The District of Summerland is the largest, most diverse business in town.
Ø  Only 8 cents of every tax dollar you pay goes to local government.
Ø  Unlike the Federal and Provincial Governments, local government cannot have an annual deficit. We must balance our budgets.
Ø  The District of Summerland owns 2,461 acres of property, the majority of which is undeveloped land (many small parcels which are undevelopable) and parkland.
Ø  Our crews maintain 170 km of public roads.
Ø  The pool averages 315 swimmers each day and 410 have taken swim lessons so far in 2010.
Ø  We own and operate 10 earth dams and one concrete  dam as part of our water system.
Ø  Our electrical department maintains 1158 street lights.
Ø  We own 5 rental houses. These lands are being held until we need them for other uses such as future expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Ø  It takes 204 km of water pipe to deliver water to our customers.
Ø  We receive an average of 1200 bylaw complaints in a year.
Ø  The arena averages 190 participants each day and 650 people have participated in recreation programs ... more

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