ECA Review 2019-05-30

6 M ay 30'19 Ha NNa /CORONa TION/STETTLER, a B. ECa REVIEW
Property complaints citizen driven
Jody Pettigrew
ECA Review
Residents of Forestburg will be
required to continue making formal
complaints regarding unsightly properties
following the defeat of a motion
to have administration enforce the
bylaws at the Town of Forestburg
council’s regular meeting on Thurs.
May 16.
In 2016, administration was directed
to not enforce bylaws unless a written
complaint was received from a
resident.
There have been concerns that some
properties are becoming unsightly or
hazardous and that issues are not
being dealt with in a timely manner.
Coun. Elaine Fossen moved to
rescind this directive which would
allow administration to act on bylaw
infractions, even if they are only noted
by staff.
Forestburg celebrates its Centennial
this summer and many would like the
community to look inviting to all those
who will be visiting.
Utility Rates Bylaw amended
After three readings, council
approved to rescind the Utility Rates
Bylaw in an effort to ensure that
utility expenses are fully cost-recovered
within utility rates.
In the previous budget, council
determined that no change would
occur within the utility rates because
the potential losses seen by water and
sewer would be covered by garbage
rates.
After further review, administration
determined that the budget
needed to be increased for maintenance,
frozen water lines and to
increase the sewer reserves, which
were very low.
Council believes that the cost of providing
utilities should be covered fully
by the utility user and should not be
subsidized by property taxes.
Amended rates in the new bylaw are
as follows: water rates will remain the
same but sewer usage rate, $0.65 per
cubic meter and $7.50 monthly fee, up
from $5.50, garbage monthly rate will
increase to $35.80 from $32.50, and
$16.25 for additional living units
within a property.
Commercial properties who contract
directly with Flagstaff Regional
Solid Waste Management will not be
charged a monthly rate.
There will also be a $100 connection/disconnection
fee charged when it
is requested by a property owner for
non-payment of utility charges.
Drones regulated
Village administration researched a
request made by a resident concerned
with inappropriate use of drones
equipped with cameras as they wanted
to know if any bylaws would be put
into place by the village to combat this.
It was found that drones are regulated
by Transport Canada, therefore
the village has no authority to place
any bylaws outside of federal regulations
and as such the ability of the
Bylaw Enforcement Officer would be
limited in this regard.
Current regulations concerning
drones can be found on the Transport
Canada website.
Campground reservations
Deputy Mayor Coutts requested that
council discuss having someone to
take reservations for the two campgrounds
in Forestburg.
“I think we could lose crews
working in the area because we don’t
offer this service [reservations] and it
is not good when we have special
events in our community,” said Coutts.
FORESTBURG COUNCIL
“I’m not saying the office needs to
take bookings, but possibly we could
hire someone and they could get a
commission on any bookings they do?”
Administration will be looking for
proposals for someone to handle reservations
and will be researching the
cost of supplying WiFi to all of the
campsites as a way to attract more long
term campers.
Marketing Plan
Council was in favour of a motion
made by Deputy Mayor Coutts to invite
local real estate agents to make a proposal
to sell the upcoming 13 lots in the
new subdivision on the west side of the
village.
Each lot will be under $100,000 and
development will continue throughout
the summer.
Donation request denied
Village council denied a request
from Forestburg Power Sports
Association 1/8 Mile Club for $2,500.
The funding was to sponsor five feet
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of track in their effort to develop a first
class racing facility located at the old
airport.
Administration was concerned as
the village already contributes to the
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recreation track project
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Ms. Erin Prehn’s Grade 6 class at
Stettler Elementary School donated
their classroom bottle money of $100 to
help support the community recreation
track project.
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