Kingston city council receives sobering asset management forecast

KINGSTON — A week before Christmas, Kingston city councillors got an early present that equated to a lump of coal: a staff asset management review that showed the potential for big costs on the city’s horizon for maintaining existing assets. The asset management review was conducted to meet new provincial regulations that require municipal governments to assess the condition of their assets — buildings, roads, bridges, sewers, vehicle fleets, computer systems and everythin