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Breakfast Buzz: Are you willing to pay more on taxes to improve the MVA?

The Meewasin Valley Authority is pleading with the city for more money to repair cracked trails and a leaky roof at their interpretive centre. File / Global News

SASKATOON – The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) has issued an urgent request for funding from the province, the city and the university.

The MVA, which is the agency that oversees the river valley through Saskatoon, says they have seen funding decline over the years while the use of its trails and other facilities has steadily grown.

To fix the leaky roof at its interpretive centre, several kilometres of badly cracked trails and a number of problems at the Beaver Creek conservation area, the MVA says they need $2.7 million.

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A letter to the city was reviewed at a city committee meeting Monday before being passed on to administration for a report.

Today on the Breakfast Buzz, we want to know if you would be willing to pay more on taxes to improve the MVA.

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Be sure to comment with your thoughts and watch Global Saskatoon Morning News at 7:55 a.m. CT to see if we pull up your comment.

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