Incumbent Ryan Parker has declared his intention to run for his eighth term on city council this fall. Parker was first elected to council when he was just 23-years-old.
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Category Archives: Lethbridge County (Alberta)
Council begins process of phasing out Municipal Planning Commission
City council voted last week to begin the process of phasing out the Municipal Planning Commission with the intent of redistributing its governance responsibilities between the Subdivision Development and Appeal Board and the Civic Works Standing Policy Committee of city council.
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Council candidate says city should focus on what it has
City council candidate Tim Vanderbeek says rather than the city investing in new green spaces and other recreational or cultural infrastructure it should focus on keeping and maintaining what it already has.
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Utility customers to pay for losses on deferral program
Local utility customers will be asked to pay a bit more starting in November to help recover the cost of delinquent payments still owing from last year’s provincial government COVID-19 utility payment deferral program.
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Council denies application to demo Bentley Block
City council has denied the application of the current owners of the Bentley Block to have its Municipal Historic Resource status repealed in order to allow demolition of the historic structure.
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City rejects rezoning for new drive-in theatre
City council unanimously rejected an application to rezone a property on the city’s east side from Future Urban Development to Direct Control in order to enable the opening of a new drive-in theatre and outdoor event centre off of 43 Street South at 4303 and 4305 24 Avenue South.
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New cityLINK transit system off to a good start
The new cityLINK transit system is on a roll with few bumps in the road so far.
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City moves to deter purchasers from flipping industrial land
City council has moved to deter real estate speculators from buying City-owned industrial land with the intention of flipping it to sell for a higher value later.
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High level bridge tops list of must-see engineering and geoscience wonders
The Lethbridge viaduct tops a list of engineering and geoscience wonders people need to see this summer in Alberta.
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Alpha House withdraws rezoning application
Alpha House has withdrawn its application to rezone its existing shelter location from the Railway Relocation Lands Area Redevelopment Plan, and move it to the new category of Direct Control to enable new uses of the site.
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