Regional Councillors started budget talks at City Hall in Sydney this morning.
Council was presented with a draft capital budget first.
Highlights include 6.2 million dollars for repaving local roads, $2.4 million for repaving collector roads and half a million dollars for sidewalks.
The draft budget proposes setting aside 150-thousand dollars for paving gravel, J class roads with an equal contribution from the province.
Budget talks have been scheduled to run until Friday, if necessary.