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• County Council meeting27 October 2026

  Council was set to consider 2027 fees including a 7% water and sewer rate increase, a $5,000,000 paving borrowing bylaw, a new local area structure plan, and public hearings on two Land Use Bylaw changes aimed at more flexibility and less red tape.

  • Council to consider 2027 fees, including a 7% water and sewer rate increase
  • Council to consider borrowing $5,000,000 for 2026 road paving
  • Public hearing on zoning changes to allow more uses and faster approvals
  • Public hearing on zoning changes to reduce red tape and change neighbour notice rules
  Minutes not posted yet
• County Council meeting6 October 2026

  Council gave first reading to the 2027 fee bylaw, decided to ask ATCO to raise natural gas franchise fees in Gasoline Alley and Springbrook, and set public hearings on several land-use changes.

  • Council gave first reading to 2027 fee bylaw, which proposes a 7% water and sewer fee increase
  • Council to ask ATCO to raise gas franchise fee to 25% in Gasoline Alley and 15% in Springbrook
  • Public hearing set for November 17, 2026 on industrial rezoning near Junction 42
  • Public hearing set for December 1, 2026 on height limit for sheds and garages in Liberty Landing
  • Public hearing set for December 1, 2026 on land plan and rezoning southeast of Innisfail
  4 passed3 hearing set
• County Council meeting22 September 2026

  Council approved $5 million in borrowing for 2026 paving, awarded the Junction 42 reservoir expansion contract, passed a rezoning in Energy Business Park, set a public hearing on a new local area plan, and ended two collaboration frameworks with neighbouring counties.

  • Council awarded a $2,706,347.03 contract to expand the Junction 42 water reservoir
  • Council approved borrowing $5 million for the 2026 road paving program
  • Council rezoned Energy Business Park lots from commercial to business industrial
  • Public hearing set for November 17, 2026 on Church area plan and farmland rezoning
  • Council passed a bylaw ending its collaboration framework with Kneehill County
  13 passed1 hearing set
• County Council meeting8 September 2026

  Council passed a new Noise Control Bylaw, approved several land-use changes after public hearings, moved $600,000 between road budgets, and set October 27, 2026 public hearings on two changes meant to reduce red tape in the Land Use Bylaw.

  • Council passed a new Noise Control Bylaw with quiet hours from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
  • Council approved rezoning a Gasoline Alley East lot from commercial to industrial
  • Council rezoned 9.7 hectares from church/monastery use back to agriculture
  • Council updated the Gasoline Alley West growth plan, removing population and height limits
  • Council adopted a land plan and rezoning for SE 10-36-27-4 near Penhold
  8 passed2 hearing set1 tabled
• County Council meeting11 August 2026

  Council approved a $6,860,189 payment from reserves to Rural Connect for county broadband construction, gave final approval to a Waterworks Bylaw update for automatic meter reading, replaced its sponsorship policy, and gave first reading to a new Noise Control Bylaw.

  • Council approved $6,860,189 from reserves to repay Rural Connect for broadband construction
  • Council approved Waterworks Bylaw changes for automatic water meter reading
  • New noise bylaw moves forward with quiet hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
  6 passed