The Fred Light Museum’s September report was brought in front of Battleford town council Monday, Oct. 16. August was a successful month as admission donations and visitors nearly doubled compared to last August. Last August’s admission donations were $810 with 320 visitors, while this August’s admission donations were $1,422 with 610 visitors.
The town is set to buy a new grader. There are different tiers of emissions regulations, and next year graders are set to be built according to Tier 4. Chief Administrative Officer John Enns-Wind’s report stated “tier 4 production model [may] result in higher operational costs, due to the use of DEF fluid/filters or combination thereof.” 2017 models, the supply of which is dwindling, are built according to tier 3. Works Manager Eric Bilanski (who Enns-Wind describes as being able to “make a penny into a wire”), along with Enns-Wind, suggested the town purchase a 2017 grader. The town is scheduled to replace the previous grader next year anyway. Bilanski said purchasing a 2017 grader would result in savings “upwards of $20,000 to $30,000.” Council authorized the purchase of a new grader not to exceed $300,000.
