Metro Vancouver to reduce utility bill costs for residents after review [Video]

The Metro Vancouver Regional District has approved a staff plan to reduce the taxes it charges to residents in the next two years after a spending review.

Metro Vancouver is comprised of 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one First Nation, and it co-ordinates regional services like sewage, drinking water and regional parks.

The regional district has come under a lot of scrutiny recently — especially after the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant fiasco, where the cost of a new plant was forecast at $700 million, but ballooned more than five times higher to $3.86 billion following a series of problems.

Metro Vancouver’s board of directors approved a staff spending review on Wednesday that changes when some projects will be delivered, and reduces spending on capital infrastructure and consulting services, among other things.

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