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Lacombe County declares state of local Agricultural Disaster

Poor growing and deteriorating crop conditions throughout the county led Lacombe County Councillors to declare a state of Agricultural Disaster at the regular County Council meeting on June 25.

 News Release

Sylvan Lake Area Structure Plan

Rural lands adjacent to Sylvan Lake are under growing pressure for conversion from agriculture to urban/suburban residential uses. Lacombe County recognized the need to develop an Area Structure Plan (ASP) to manage these pressures and the future growth potential. The ASP deals with the entire area (east and west sides) surrounding Sylvan Lake, within Lacombe County, and will serve as a tool for controlling and directing future land uses and development. AECOM Canada Ltd. has been retained to continue their work on the development of an ASP. Work on this project has been initiated with an initial public meeting scheduled for July 18th starting at 10:00 AM at the Royal Canadian Legion in Sylvan Lake as outlined in the attached media release.

 Open House

Xtreme Raceways

2009 Season Schedule

 2009 Schedule

Lacombe County Fire Ban Rescinding Order

The county-wide fire ban has been lifted, effective Tuesday May 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM.

Please see the attached document for details.

 Fire Ban Rescinding Order

Public Hearing Held for Wilson's Beach Estates

At the County Council meeting on April 9th, 2009 Council was provided with an update after public hearing which was held March 10th, 2009 at Lincoln Hall. Due to uncertainties with the proposed compost sewage disposal system, Council is waiting for a response from Alberta Environment and have requested scientific evidence supporting this form of disposal system prior to considering changes in the Land Use Bylaw, or considering second reading of Bylaw No. 1090/08.

Until a solution is reached or it has been demonstrated that the composting system will work second reading will not be considered to redesignate a portion of land from Agricultural “A” to Residential Lake Area “R-RLA” for the development of an 88 lot housing development.


Public hearing held for Skyy Country Golf and RV Resort

At the County Council meeting on April 9th, 2009 staff presented an analysis of public submissions regarding the Skyy Country Golf and RV Resort. The report provided a summary of the main issues and concerns that were raised at the public hearing held on March 4th, 2009. After a lengthy discussion regarding the issues and concerns regarding the Skyy Country Development, Council gave second reading to Bylaw No. 1087/08, to redesignate a portion of land from Agricultural “A” to Recreational Vehicle Resort “RVR” for the development of a 423-unit bare land condominium recreational vehicle resort at the intersection of Rainy Creek Road and Sunbreaker Cove Road with 84 daily rental lots, a 9-hole par 3 golf course and other public recreational amenities.

Staff are now preparing a development agreement which should be finalized late spring/summer 2009. After this agreement is in place, a date can be set to consider third reading to the bylaw to rezone the land for recreational vehicle resort use.

Public Notice - PRICE DECREASE
Dust Treatment on Lacombe County Roads
Lacombe County will arrange for dust control on roads in front of a residence with Thirty Three and One Third (33 1/3%) percent of the costs for road preparation, dust treatment and application to be paid by the applicant. The resident will have their choice of calcium chloride or blade mix oil as dust treatment. See the attached document for details.
 Dust Treatment

West Sylvan Lake Area Structure Plan
Rural lands adjacent to Sylvan Lake are under growing pressure for conversion from agriculture to urban/suburban residential uses. Lacombe County recognized the need to develop an Area Structure Plan (ASP) to manage these pressures and the future growth potential in the area. AECOM Canada Ltd. has been retained to continue their work on the development of an ASP for the lands identified on the attached map. Work on this project has been initiated with an initial public meeting anticipated to be scheduled in early summer.
 Request For Proposals
 ASP Map


Public Notice - 2009 2% Liquid Strychnine Program
Lacombe County, in partnership with Alberta Agriculture and Food, will be selling 2% Liquid Strychnine for the control of Richardson Ground Squirrels in 2009. See the attached document for details.
 Liquid Strychnine Program

Public Notice - Fire Permits
 Public Notice - Fire Permits

Notice: Disposal Fees 2009 
 Notice Of Disposal Fees 2009

Town of Eckville / Lacombe County IDP
Lacombe County and the Town of Eckville have adopted the Town of Eckville/Lacombe County Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP). The IDP identifies common growth strategies for development on lands surrounding the Town and outlines a framework for intermunicipal cooperation between the two municipalities. A copy of the IDP is below.
 IDP: Town of Eckville - Lacombe County


Highway 2 West Area Structure Plan
There has been growing demand for industrial and commercial development along the Highway 2 corridor. Lacombe County started work on the Highway 2 West Area Structure Plan (ASP) to address this demand. An initial public meeting was held to allow the public to provide their views on future land use and development in the plan area. A copy of the County's presentation is below. Based on input from various agencies and the public, Lacombe County has retained consultants to undertake a traffic impact assessment and water/wastewater servicing study for the plan area. The studies are currently being completed and any recommendations provided will be used to develop development strategies and policy.
 Presentation for Highway 2 West ASP
Preparing market value assessments:
A PowerPoint presentation has been developed to help explain Residential Assessments to ratepayers. This presentation provides some background to the legislation and the process which is followed each year by the assessor in preparing your assessment.
 Presentation on Preparing Market Value Assessments
Proposed Realignment of Highway #12 between Highway #792 and Highway #20
Alberta Transportation has released a drawing of the proposed realignment of Highway #12 between Highway #792 and Highway #20. The Province is currently working on landowner negotiations and the final design of the road. There is no word yet on the timing of construction. Please check back for future developments regarding this road.
 Proposed Realignment
Road Bans
Lacombe County road bans are now in effect. To find out which roads are impacted, refer to the Road Ban Information below.  Road Ban Information