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Regina mayor Chad Bachynski says he does not support the closure of the Regina Floral Conservatory.
Or, for that matter, a fire hall.
In a video posted to Facebook, Bachynski says council has been presented with scenarios that, if every one was approved by council, would lead to a mill rate reduction of five per cent.
But he says he’s against going that far.
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“This option would require significant cuts to essential services and programs, and I believe those cuts would be detrimental to our city,” he says in the video.
But Bachynski doubts citizens will end up with the 15.69 per cent hike that the administration forecasts as necessary to preserve current service levels, saying he expects council to come up with a balance.
“While curbing steep increases remains one of my goals, it cannot happen in a single year, given the financial realities we face,” he adds in the video.
The non-profit group that operates the floral conservatory out of a former city greenhouse flagged the decommissioning of the facility as one of the options included in the package of budget documents.
The conservatory, tucked into a corner on Fourth Avenue, has been run for decades in partnership with volunteers, operating on a donation-based business model. Supporters say it remains one of the few affordable indoor spaces in the city where people can warm up, slow down and reconnect with nature, even during the long Saskatchewan winters.
Council will begin budget deliberations December 15.
— with files from Jacob Bamhour, 980 CJME
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