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The city is getting a couple of new buses.

That decision was made by council this week.

Community Services chair Mark King says there was some debate about going with 30 foot buses but they went with 40 in the end.

He says there is savings on the capital costs of a 30 foot buses but not over the long term.

King says the total cost of the buses are about a million dollars.

The city and the gas tax money they receive from the province are paying for the buses.

Meantime, King says they’re going to be doing some work on the Gardens lot this year,

He says it’s a 118 Thousand Dollar job and the funds are coming from federal grant money they received about 8 months ago.

He says the work includes resurfacing the south side of the Gardens.

King says the work will start soon and should take about three months.