The Blue Mountains is getting 7.6 million dollars in funding under the federal provincial Building Canada infrastructure program.
Simcoe-Grey MP Helena Guergis announced the funding to a gathering on the viewing decks overlooking the Thornbury Fish Ladder on Friday.
Blue Mountains Mayor Ellen Anderson says both upper levels of government have committed to funding the trio of projects.
The town has also committed to one-third of the funding for each of the projects.
4.6 million dollars will go to the new town hall.
Anderson says they desperately need a new building since the existing offices were originally built for the former Town of Thornbury — and are cramped with the larger number of staff.
The council chambers were converted to office space two years ago and, since then, town council has been meeting in the gallery at the LE Shore Library.
Plans call for the new building to meet leading edge environment design standards.
A public park, overlooking the Beaver River, will be part of the project.
2.6 million dollars is earmarked for a water and wastewater project for the Plan 915 area of Craigleith.
Deputy-Mayor Duncan McKinlay says the funds will be used to replace the existing undersized system serving that part of the town.
The remaining 332 thousand dollars is for a new walking trail along the Beaver River, connecting Thornbury and Clarksburg.
Guergis says the feds are living up to a promise to get the infrastructure funds to communities as soon as possible to help create new jobs.


