The County of Grande Prairie is warning trail users that enforcement officers will be vigilant when it comes to enforcing the rules of the new Wapiti Dunes trail system.
The paved system, finished in September 2012, travels south on Range Road 61 from the Correction Line, then loops around the Dunes, travelling as far south as Dunes Road.
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Cypress County council will revisit a decision to relax restrictions on how many Country Residential subdivisions it will allow on any quarter-section after a flood of applications have arrived at county office.
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Cypress County is asking South Rock Ltd. to provide a $1-million bond in case the massive haul of materials from its gravel pit to site of the Dunmore Road Overpass ruins local roads.
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Red Deer County has lowered this year’s tax increase to two per cent, thanks to stronger-than-anticipated economic growth.
A tax rate in the three per cent range was projected last December, but additional taxes raised through $1.5 million in new development allowed the county to chop that number by one-third.
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It’s good for business – but it’s losing money.
So local taxpayers are subsidizing Lethbridge County Airport, though relatively few use it.
That’s why city and county councils will meet Monday morning to discuss the facility’s future. They’ll review reports outlining the airport’s current status and the possibility of redeveloping some of its land holdings as retail centres.
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Red Deer County Mayor Jim Wood says ratepayers shouldn’t expect any big surprises coming out of this year’s budget.
While tax rate increases have yet to be determined, Wood said the county is not expecting to see average increases above the inflation rate, which is hovering around the one per cent mark.
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The County of Grande Prairie is giving developers a heads-up on increased transportation levies, now in effect.
In June, county councillors approved the increase in offsite levy rates for new and expanded roads.
Zone one, which is the Clairmont Centred Area, will now cost $6,300 per acre, which is an increase from $5,000 per acre. Zone two, which is the City of Grande Prairie Centred Area, will now cost $6,000 per acre, an increase from $5,000 per acre. Zone three, the Grande Prairie Rural Area, will now cost $1,675 per acre, an increase from $1,522 per acre.
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After extensive debate and weighing of options, Rocky View council voted 5-4 to apply for $32 million in provincial funding for the construction of a new office building at the County’s municipal campus, Sept. 25.
Councillor Paul McLean, who motioned council apply for Municipal Sustainability Initiative (MSI) funding, said the office will be of benefit to the County.
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