We say we want an evolution

The good ship City of Calgary sailed into a new ocean of planning a couple of years ago and it’s been high seas and rough going ever since as the building industry and bureaucrats try to navigate through new directions.

There is little argument the way the city plans needs to change and to that end, last June the city’s Planning, Development and Assessment (PDA) department launched a transforming planning initiative.

The initiative has tremendous economic and societal ramifications that make it one of the most complex and important pieces of work ever undertaken in the PDA.

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Total assessment values increase by almost 8%

Assessed values of single-family homes in Airdrie are on the rise.

Staff presented Airdrie City council with a report on the changes and shifts in the 2013 assessment, measured year over year, Feb. 4.

The report revealed a 4.79 per cent increase in the total number of parcels and a 7.94 per cent increase in total assessment values, including both residential and non-residential properties, between 2012 and 2013.

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Will assessment be Crystal clear?

In about five months, the City of Grande Prairie may have a better idea of what should be done with the Crystal Centre.

Acting on direction of council’s community development committee, the purchasing department has issued a request for proposal for a “Crystal Centre economic assessment’’ that will help the city to determine the best way to renovate or upgrade the facility.

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