The Prince Albert Downtown Improvement District Association (PADIDA) discovered near the end of 2012 that they would be receiving only $8,329.21 of the expected $24,000 from an annual provincial grant in lieu of tax for the government’s downtown properties. PADIDA intends to follow through with this year’s events, however with the reduction in funds that may be difficult, so they are currently awaiting on city council to determine if it will accept their request for additional funding, possibly with a percentage of monies from the down town parking meters going to their program.