ECA Review 2018-08-23

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2 A u g u s t 2 3 ' 1 8 H A N N A / C o r o N A t i o n / S t e t t l e r , A b . E C A r e v i e w Request to reconsider minimum property tax of $500 A letter urging council to reconsider the minimum municipal tax of $500 was denied at the regular Coronation Town Council meeting on Mon. Aug. 13. Leanne Watson of Stavely, Ab., owner of farm property that falls on the east side of Albert St. from Imperial Ave. to York Ave., wrote in her request to council, “Certainly this would seem, for lack of a better term, a ‘money grab’ as all of the properties that are close to or above the minimum $500 would not be affected.” Watson’s taxes have increased from $41.75 to $507.49. “We did this for a reason,” stated Coun. Vickey Horkoff. Council unanimously denied the request. Riding Arena proposal Council learned that the proposal by Darin Eno at a previous council meeting to construct an enclosed riding arena at the Coronation Rodeo Grounds that could potentially be used for the Bull-a-Rama, riding practice and competitions, 4-H shows and sales has the agreement by the Coronation Ag Society that they will be the managing partner for the construction of this facility as well as management upon its completion. Council agreed to issue a letter of support and consent as the Ag Society will be applying for grants. Dirt stockpile Council was asked by administration to consider future use for the old BMX track area as a green space/recreation area for public use and enjoyment, as well as an area for overflow camping for ball tournaments in conjunction with Communities in Coronation Town Council Bloom (CiB) plans for an edible orchard. Currently campers are permitted to park along the northwest corner of Ball Diamond #4 for tournaments and pay $20 per night for unserviced camping fees. It was agreed to ask the Ag Society to find an alternate site to store the dirt stockpiled for the Bull-a-Rama from year to year so the town could plant grass, provide picnic tables and garbage receptacles for this area. “That means more work for the town staff,” noted Coun. Shelley Cook. Lifejacket Loaner Stations Council received information regarding a $1,000 grant approval for the construction of a Lifejacket Loaner Station in Coronation from Cabela’s Canada Outdoor Fund to build the station. The initial supply of lifejackets of varying sizes will be supplied by Cabela’s Canada. The Lifesaving Society will also provide banners, posters and ‘water smart’ education materials for the station. Sheri Wuzinski proposes that lifejacket kiosks be developed at both the Coronation Pool and the Coronation Dam to ensure that there is sufficient access to this valuable lifesaving resource at both public use waterbased recreation areas. Council accepted the material for information and administration will look into actual costs for construction of the two kiosks. Bylaw report Bylaw Officer Sheri Wuzinski reported on July activities including one fine for a trailer unlawfully parked on the street. Her report also included three other trailers parked unlawfully on the street, seven unsightly properties, four derelict vehicles and three dog calls. PEPS donation Council unanimously passed the resolution for the Paintearth Regional Waste Management Ltd. (PRWM) corporation to provide the annual funding grant of $100,000 to the Paintearth Economic Partnership Society (PEPS) for their operating budget. Camp kitchen Council approved clarification on the partial and full day rates for the campground kitchen. A partial day is now defined to be four hours or less and a full day, more than four hours. Transitional progress report Urban Systems, hired to work with Battle River Economic Opportunites Committee (BREOC) provided a written report to council that included information regarding the two Economic Transition Centres being set up to open Oct. 1 tentatively. One is to be located in the old Paintearth Gas Co-op building on main street, Castor and the second office is on the second floor in the provincial building in Forestburg with ongoing renovations to both locations proceeding. A wheel chair lift will be necessary for access to the Forestburg office at a cost of $30,000 to $40,000. Each centre will have one manager and one assistant with the positions lasting 18 months. Budget shortfall of $145,685 is being addressed by members of BREOC who are involved seeking additional funding as the initial Coal Community Transition Fund (CCTF) application for an additional $700,000 was not approved by the government. Members include the municipalities of the counties of Paintearth and Flagstaff, and communities of Forestburg, Heisler, Halkirk, Castor and Coronation. Canadian Badlands Tourism Coronation council will apply to host a one-day session for Canadian Badlands Tourism guest speaker, Roger Brooks. The town will be required to provide a meeting room for 150 people, morning coffee/tea and lunch and marketing the event. Brooks is a tourism destination development expert hired by Canadian Badlands Tourism for a learning tour in four communities across the region. Land Use bylaw Council passed third and final reading of the Land Use bylaw to include provisions to allow placement of fabric covered buildings and C-Can storage units in residential and commercial districts. Currently they are only permitted in Industrial districts. Payments In the cheque listing for approval by council, it was noted that the town paid $126,126. prepayment to Horseshoe Paving for the Community Centre parking lot paving which the Community Hall Board has already reimbursed in full to the town. Other expenses included lighting for $27,405 and new flooring upstairs in the arena for $21,265; and flooring in the Lion’s Rec Centre for $9,347. County of Paintearth Development Plan enters final draft stage Terri Huxley ECA Review The County of Paintearth held an open house on a new agreement required by Alberta Municipal Affairs on Tues. Aug. 14 in the hopes of receiving feedback about this new partnership between the County of Paintearth and the M.D. of Provost. As of April 1, the Municipal Government Act (MGA) has mandated the development and implementation of an Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) between councils of municipalities and or villages or towns with common boundaries. These IDP’s are meant to create a standard for communication and decision making between the two entities. Regulations are also put in place in case of disputes or disagreements. “The benefits will always be increased communication and information sharing between two neighbours. I can’t really see too much drawbacks from them unless its from a contentious project and that is going to be project by project basis anyway.” Todd Pawsey, County of Paintearth Development Officer, gave an overview on how the plan will work once in place. Both Counties consider the relationship in good standing but will allow for increased communication especially along the fringe area they share. “The government a couple years ago in updating the MGA basically decided that any municipality that borders another one has to have these agreements in place. “I think in their mind and their thinking it was mostly designed from the rural planning around urban municipalities and they may or may not have considered the impact of rural to rural because we have so many rural to rural borders. “There is never that much contention in rural to rural that there used to be historically between urban to rural.” The fringe area refers to the area within a mile of the shared border which means a two mile strip in the north east stretches approximately 20 miles in length. Notification letters were sent to residents and businesses in this fringe area but only one phone call was received. “I can’t see it affecting anybody because we are not changing as our land uses are the same,” explained Pawsey. The M.D of Provost will be holding their open house next week to discuss the same draft. Once that is complete and opinions are accepted, if any, the document will be formalized as a bylaw which will follow normal proceedings. First reading may come as early as the end of September. AgriSpirit Fund supports community initiatives The M.D. of Wainwright, Holden Agricultural Society and the Hussar Rural Fire Association all received monies from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for projects in their communities. The M.D. of Wainwright received $25,000 of the purchase of a water tanker truck for the Irma Fire & Rescue Department and Hussar Rural Fire Association will receive $20,000 to purchase a new motor vehicle rescue tools. Holden Agricultural Society will receive $20,000 to renovate the arena. FCC is giving a total of $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 84 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects. Seventeen communities in Alberta received monies ranging from $25,000 to $5,000. Over the past 15 years, the FCC AgriSpirit Fund has supported 1,170 projects, an investment of more than $13.5 million. The next application period opens in the spring of 2019. Registered charities, municipalities and non-profit organization interested in funding can visit www.fccagrispiritfund.ca for eligibility requirements, to apply online and view past projects. Professional Directory Hanna Chiropractic Clinic Dr. Craig Larson, Dr. Carissa Kimpinski, Chad Brummund, Patrick May Hanna, Ab (Castor & Consort) (403) 854-2110 410 2nd Avenue West, Hanna, AB JEFF M.FAUPEL, CPA, CA MONICA N. FAUPEL, CPA, CA Three Hills - Tues. Coronation - Wed. Oyen - Mon. (by Appt) Canmore - Mon-Fri 800-267-5601 E.Roger Spady Professional Corporation Barrister & Solicitor Coronation Mall Coronation, AB 403-578-3131 Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kendra Walgenbach, CPA, CA Chris Annand, CPA, CA Naomi Roth, CPA, CGA CORONATION VISION CLINIC Dr. Ward ZoBell Tues & Thurs 10 - 4 403-578-3221 HANNA VISION CENTRE Eye Health, Glasses Contacts Dr. Dennis A. Heimdahl Dr. Ward ZoBell Tues, Wed 9-5 Thurs, Fri 9-4 403-854-3003 DENTIST Dr.McIver In Coronation MONDAYS 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call Anytime for Appointments 578-3811 Located in Coronation Mall Guy Chapman, CPA, CA, CFP Kamron Kossowan, CPA 4702 51 Ave, Stettler, AB 403-742-3438 chapmanandco.ca
E C A r e v i e w H A N N A / C o r o N A t i o n / S t e t t l e r , A b A u g u s t 2 3 ' 1 8 3 Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) member Blake Chapman, left, prepares some notes while Craig Teal, board chair, addresses the crowd during the Paradise Shores Appeal Hearing on Thurs. Aug. 16., in the Stettler Community Hall. The next hearing will be held on Tues. Sept. 18. ECA Review/T.Huxley High attendance at Paradise Shores hearing Terri Huxley ECA Review Over 120 people were in attendance to witness the continuation of the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) meeting involving the Paradise Shores development on Buffalo Lake. The proposed project, a 750 lot RV resort on the south banks of Buffalo Lake, has caused major waves in communities residing nearby. The SDAB meeting was held in the Stettler Community Hall on Thurs. Aug. 16., to go over any procedural problems and determine future plans. Eight appellants submitted applications against the project and one was received from the developer in favour of it. The meeting was chaired by Craig Teal. Teal, Greggory Jackson and Blake Chapman made up the appeal board. An appointed lawyer as well as Yvette Cassidy filled in as the SDAB secretary. Next door neighbours Rochon Sands Heights Community Association spoke up the most during the meeting. The party was concerned with collusion involving the Paradise Shores developer Rick Halpern and Stettler County’s developer Johan Van Derbank. FOIP documents were seized for the 1000 page report outlining each conversation that may have been pertinent to this concern. Developers have the right to make contact through text or other forms of communication but interactions must remain professional, not social in nature according to Municipal Government Act (MGA) which was highlighted in the community association’s appeal submission. The texts recovered said things like “Thank you for lunch. Great to meet your family. The food was great. I just sent over that drawing. Have a great evening.” and “This will all still be here on Monday morning. Please go enjoy your family for the weekend. Have a great weekend. That’s as a friend not a developer.” The SDAB members were also prior Stettler County council members. “Do any of the board members feel that the previous professional or personal relations with the development authority of the County of Stettler influence your ability to provide a fair and unbiased hearing?” asked Julie Ruttan, Rochon Sands Community Association representative. The board decided that these interactions and past connections were not enough to change board members and ruled that they were ‘satisfied that they do not have a bias’ which furthered the hearing. Paradise Shores’ lawyer asked for a grace period of 20 days or less to read through the 1000 page package more thoroughly in claims of ‘fairness of process’. The board agreed to this but also extended the same Squeeze 3” wide version the MOST out of your advertising dollars Place your ad here AND province 12345 wide with a combined circulation of over 800,000 for only... courtesy to the appellants. After 20 days, all final submissions will be taken and added to the package if there is any. After this deadline, the board will review before the next hearing. The next SDAB hearing will be held on September 18. The final bullet point on the board’s agenda pertained to how the hearing will be conducted in September. After deliberation, the board produced two options; the first being to have each appellant say their piece before the board or to have each appellant speak about a number of specific topics as to avoid repetitiveness. Each speaker will have the chance for a rebuttal after all topics have been covered. The Rochon Sands Community Association was in favour of the first option as to make powerful points during their speech but the board chose the option of specific topics to avoid repetition. $ 995 plus GST/HST Value Ad Network Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association 780-434-8746 x228 (toll free 1-800-282-6903) email classifieds@awna.com or stop by this community newspaper Morrin council Municipal Affairs observes council meeting Two representatives from Municipal Affairs informed Morrin councillors they were present to observe, at their regular meeting on Wed. Aug. 15. They explained that with all the changes in the amended Municipal Government Act (MGA) last fall, they were given a mandate to visit all villages and towns in Alberta every four years to assure Municipal Affairs that the MGA was being followed. Municipal Affairs will provide a full report to council and the public following attendance at the meeting and spending time in the office the following morning with Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Annette Plachner. After getting confirmation from the two representatives that they would only need a couple minutes during the meeting to explain their presence and possibly answer a couple questions, council unanimously passed a motion to approve the amended agenda that would include the delegation request which was previously denied by CAO Plachner. According to Mayor Howard Helton in an interview following the meeting, Endeavor Chartered Accountants presentation of the 2017 Financial Statements had been put off again because, according to CAO Plachner, Municipal Affairs would take up too much time at the August meeting. The Financial Statements are usually presented prior to approval of the budget, however, it was put off until a water audit was received, according to the CAO. The 2017 Financial Statements will be brought forward at the next meeting, Wed. Sept 19. The agenda with the 10 minute delegation, the perusal and approval of the accounts payable, council concerns, council reports and the delegation, John Siemens, took up only one half hour to 7:30 p.m. Siemens raised issues he has with the village as per the Procedural Bylaw #352 in regards to misinformation, made up rules, and not following the Municipal Affairs Act by the village employee. An hour and a half incamera for legal and personnel ensued and was followed by two motions. A unanimous decision was made to camera the sewer lines as requested by the Village’s insurance company. A further unanimous decision was made that directed Mayor Helton to provide a performance review letter to the CAO. Community Events Please send your Community Events to office@ECAreview.com to be included in FREE LISTING running in our Dining & Entertainment section, third week of every month. County of Paintearth No. 18 2018 Property Tax Non-Payment Penalty Notice The County of Paintearth No. 18 property taxes were due June 30, 2018. A 5.0% penalty was levied on tax balances outstanding, both current and arrears after June 30th. A further 10% penalty will be applied to outstanding tax balances after September 30, 2018. Payment can be made by cheque, cash, or debit at the County Administration Office located at #1 Crowfoot Crossing, Highway 12 and Twp. Road 374, at the TD Canada Trust in Coronation, or the ATB Financial branches located in Halkirk, Castor, or Coronation. Check our website for financial institutions set up to accept on-line payments. www.countypaintearth.ca Michael Simpson, CAO
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