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Red Deer County council, 27 October 2026

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The short version
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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.

📋 The agenda in short

10 items under Minutes, Reports, Development Applications & Reports, Public Hearings - 1:30 P.M. Plus 8 routine items (opening, minutes, adjournment and the like).

✅ The minutes in short

Not posted yet. Decisions fill in once the minutes are published.

Up for decision

3.1 October 6, 2026 Council Meeting Minutes5.1 2026 Budget Variance Report as of September…5.2 Bylaw No. 1033/2026 – to consider 2nd & 3rd…5.3 Parkland Regional Library System 2027 Budget –…5.4 Tax Recovery Public Auction 2026 – to consider…5.5 Borrowing Bylaw No. 1042/2026 for Capital…5.6 Restricted Road to Road Allowance – to…6.1 Referral from Natural Resource Conservation…7.1 Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw 2022/26 Text…7.2 Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw 2022/26 Text…

Also on the agenda: CALL TO ORDER · APPROVAL OF AGENDA · DELEGATIONS · Bylaw No. 1041/2026 – to consider first reading of Bylaw No. 1041/2026 that proposes to adopt the NW 24-38-28-W4M Local Area Structure Plan, and to set a public hearing date for December 15, 2026 · Bylaw No. 1033/2026 – to consider 2nd & 3rd reading of Bylaw No. 1033/2026, The · NOTICES OF MOTION · CLOSED SESSIONS · ADJOURNMENT

✦ Plain-language summaryWritten from the County's official agenda and minutes with the help of AI. The official minutes are the final word. Spot a mistake? [email protected]
Item 3.1 · Minutes

October 6, 2026 Council Meeting Minutes

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council is asked to approve the written record of its October 6, 2026 meeting.

Decided (minutes)

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Item 5.1 · Reports

2026 Budget Variance Report as of September 30, 2026 – to consider the 2026 Budget Variance Report as of September 30, 2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will review how County spending and revenue compare to the 2026 budget after the first three quarters of the year. The report notes the County was using $3M of its $55M line of credit and that about $12.1M in property taxes were still unpaid as of September 30th.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.2 · Reports

Bylaw No. 1033/2026 – to consider 2nd & 3rd reading of Bylaw No. 1033/2026, The Fee Bylaw, to set fees for Red Deer County effective January 1, 2027

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will consider final approval of the County's fees for 2027, including a 7% increase to monthly fixed fees and usage charges for water and sewer. For an average home, the report estimates monthly increases such as $8.64 in Benalto, $9.64 in Spruce View and $10.03 in Springbrook; other changes include a 10% rise in assessment service fees and a new $100 per visit charge for grain bag plastic recycling pickups.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.3 · Reports

Parkland Regional Library System 2027 Budget – to consider the proposed 2027 budget of the Parkland Regional Library System (PRLS)

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will decide whether to support the regional library system's 2027 budget, which raises the rate to $11.05 per person from $9.99. The County's payment for this line would rise from $206,000 to $227,129; the system gives County residents access to libraries across the region.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.4 · Reports

Tax Recovery Public Auction 2026 – to consider the reserve bids and any conditions for the public auction of tax sale properties to be held on November 13, 2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will set the minimum prices (reserve bids) and sale conditions for properties with unpaid taxes that will be sold at public auction on November 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Provincial law requires the minimum price to be as close as reasonably possible to market value.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.5 · Reports

Borrowing Bylaw No. 1042/2026 for Capital Paving Program – to consider three readings of Bylaw No. 1042/2026-A, a bylaw to authorize borrowing for the 2026 Capital Paving Program and to repeal the previous Borrowing Bylaw No. 1035/2026

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will consider a bylaw to borrow $5,000,000 over 5 years for the 2026 road paving program, paid back through taxes. It replaces an earlier bylaw that wrongly said the loan would run 15 years instead of 5.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 5.6 · Reports

Restricted Road to Road Allowance – to consider a request to allow for a restricted access on an undeveloped road right-of-way identified as Range Road 223 located north of Township Road 373A between SE 33-37-22-W4 and SW 34-37-22-W4, for approximately 3.90 acres and, a license agreement for the property

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

A landowner asks to install a locked gate on about 3.90 acres of an unbuilt section of Range Road 223 and sign a five-year licence to care for it, to help reduce illegal hunting and trespassing. The landowner would pay all costs, walking access would stay open, and neighbours, emergency services and others would get the gate combination.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 6.1 · Development Applications & Reports

Referral from Natural Resource Conservation Board - to consider a referral from the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) for an application (RA26021) for an approval to expand an existing multi-species confined feeding operation (CFO) on the S ½ and NW 1-35-26-4

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

The provincial Natural Resources Conservation Board wants the County's comments on a farm's plan to expand an existing livestock operation with new barns, raising broiler breeder chickens and pullets each to 45,000 from 25,000. County staff say the plan fits the County's development plan, zoning and setback rules.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.1 · Public Hearings - 1:30 P.M

Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw 2022/26 Text Amendment - to hold a public hearing for Bylaw 1002/2026-C, a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 2022/26, the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to amend the land use district tables to allow more flexibility and uses within the districts and to consider second and third readings to Bylaw No.1002/2026-C

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will hold a public hearing and consider final approval of changes to the zoning rules that list which uses are allowed in each district. Some uses would move from needing case-by-case approval to being allowed outright, aiming for clearer and faster approvals.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.

Item 7.2 · Public Hearings - 1:30 P.M

Red Deer County Land Use Bylaw 2022/26 Text Amendment – to hold a public hearing for Bylaw No. 1002/2026-J, a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 2022/26, the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) with a series of amendments to reduce red tape; and to consider second and third readings to Bylaw No.1002/2026-J

Decision pending

Proposed (agenda)

Council will hold a public hearing and consider final approval of zoning changes to cut red tape, such as letting staff make more routine decisions, exempting more minor projects from permits, and changing when neighbours are notified. Council may remove the parts about neighbour notification (Sections 26.2 and 26.4) if it has concerns.

Decided (minutes)

Not decided yet. This fills in when the minutes are published.