New committee chair at city hall as Mike Anthony steps down

North Bay City Councillor Mike Anthony citing health concerns says he’s stepping down as chair of the Engineering and Works committee which is now operating under a new name Infrastructure and Operations.

He asks for privacy as he tends to his health issues.

The new chair is Chris Mayne.

“We’ve got a good mix. Mike is staying on as deputy. Scott Robertson is on the committee as well. So it’s a good mix of experienced and new council members,” Mayne says.

Mayne says with the initial operating budget amount seeing a 7.93 % incrrase if all service level changes are accepted he’s looking to see if any projects can be deferred but not cancelled.

“Work needs to be done, Whether it’s repairing sidewalks, replacing asphalt on the roads or in the parking lots areas for the arenas in the community or replacing the arenas. These are things that have to be done,” he says.