Premier David Eby said there will be no more money for the City of Surrey beyond $150 million that was promised by Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth this past summer to help the city shoulder the cost of transitioning to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP.

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But Mayor Brenda Locke maintains those 香蕉视频直播渓ine items香蕉视频直播� can be found in the city香蕉视频直播檚 Oct. 13 petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking a judicial review of Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth香蕉视频直播檚 July 19 order for the city to continue with the transition to the SPS, contrary to the wishes of council香蕉视频直播檚 majority.

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香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檝e got 72 years of RCMP doing a great job for the City of Surrey, we香蕉视频直播檝e got a crime severity index that has declined for over a decade and all of a sudden now we香蕉视频直播檙e saying they香蕉视频直播檙e no longer keeping Surrey safe? I beg to differ.香蕉视频直播�

The court petition claims the promised $150 million 香蕉视频直播� which the city has not yet received 香蕉视频直播� would leave Surrey with a shortfall of $85.4 million from fiscal years 2023 to 2027 香蕉视频直播渆xclusive of anticipated capital costs.香蕉视频直播�

Locke maintains the $150 million being offered toward the cost of the transition is not nearly enough to avoid massive tax increases for Surrey residents and would leave a funding shortfall of more than $314 million. The city estimates that, excluding costs of the transition, the SPS will annually cost $31.9 million more than keeping the RCMP and that dissolving the SPS to retain the Surrey RCMP would save Surrey about $235.4 million over the next five years.

香蕉视频直播淟et me be very clear again 香蕉视频直播� I will not sit on the sidelines and accept a provincial plan that will cost Surrey taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, lead to significant tax increases, and that will deliver no public safety benefit,香蕉视频直播� she said during council香蕉视频直播檚 regular meeting on Oct. 16.

The following day, Eby told reporters that the provincial government 香蕉视频直播渉as committed to Surrey that we will support them, we understand their additional costs here, we will be working with that and I香蕉视频直播檓 happy to have those discussions with Surrey.香蕉视频直播�

Meantime, Locke sent a letter out to fellow mayors on Oct. 20 stating Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 case, charging the provincial government with 香蕉视频直播渃reating an environment for policing instability in the region香蕉视频直播� and that it香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播渢rying to take power over policing away from local governments.香蕉视频直播�

She added in her letter she will be seeking 香蕉视频直播渉undreds of millions more from the Province to protect Surrey taxpayers香蕉视频直播� if it has the ability through 香蕉视频直播渦nprecedented legislation香蕉视频直播� to force the transition ahead.

If Surrey doesn香蕉视频直播檛 maintain the RCMP as its police of jurisdiction, she told the mayors, Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 share of division adminstrative costs 香蕉视频直播� $32 million per year 香蕉视频直播� will 香蕉视频直播渘eed to be absorbed by all other municipalities across B.C. that continue to have RCMP provide policing services.香蕉视频直播�

Locke told the Now-Leader she sent the letter 香蕉视频直播渓etting them know that this is not just something that香蕉视频直播檚 going to impact Surrey, that if you香蕉视频直播檙e an RCMP jurisdiction you香蕉视频直播檙e going to get hit with significant costs.香蕉视频直播�