Lacombe County Council has adopted the County’s 2021 interim operating and capital budgets. This budget supports the maintenance of existing service levels while managing the County’s spending in a responsible manner that reflects the current economic situation and follows the priorities set out in the County’s Strategic Plan, long-range road construction plan, and capital equipment replacement plan.

“Over the last few years, Lacombe County has faced many unique challenges facing our economy, including a significant loss in revenue from oil and gas well taxes and now the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tim Timmons, County Manager. “On November 27, Council voted to approve an interim budget for 2021 that recognizes the challenges and uncertainty in our province.”

Please note the following properties will be auctioned off on November 30, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. at the Lacombe County Administration Building:

S1/2 of Lots 12 & 13, Block 57, Plan 7159AI

All other properties previously advertised have had the outstanding arrears paid and have been removed from the sale.

**Lacombe County requires all visitors to wear a face-covering in our building. Please do not enter our building if you are feeling unwell or if you have been in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case.

Michael Minchin
Corporate Services Director
Lacombe County

The Government of Alberta recently announced additional public health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 throughout the province.

As of November 26, Lacombe County has 31 cases of COVID-19 in the region – putting the County in an ‘Enhanced Watch’ status. This status, in addition to the additional measures announced yesterday, means the following restrictions are in place for Lacombe County:

• No indoor social gatherings in any setting
• Outdoor gatherings have a maximum of 10 people
• Weddings and funerals services must be limited to 10 guests, and no wedding receptions are permitted
• No festivals or events are permitted
• Grades 7 to 12 students will be sent home for at-home learning from November 30 to January 11
• Kindergarten to Grade 6 students will be in school until their break (Starting December 18) and then have at-home learning until January 11
• Working from home should be implemented whenever possible
• Places of worship must limit their regular attendance to one-third capacity with mandatory masking
• There will be restricted access to some businesses starting November 27

A more detailed list of these measures can be found at https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx. Residents who wish to report a violation of these measures can submit a complaint to AHS public health inspectors at 1-833-415-9179.

Lacombe County moved to Enhanced Status on the Provincial Relaunch Status Map. The Province of Alberta has implemented a number of voluntary and mandated public health measures for our community to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

The Lacombe County Enhanced Status applies to the Town of Blackfalds, Town of Bentley, Town of Eckville, Village of Alix, Village of Clive, as well as ALL hamlets and summer villages within our municipal boundaries and the remainder of Lacombe County.

• Hamlets include: Mirror, Haynes, Joffre, Tees, Morningside, Rosedale, Hespero
• Summer Villages include: Gull Lake, Sunbreaker Cove, Birchcliff, Half Moon Bay

Lacombe County currently has 11 active cases, for a case rate of 50.5 per 100,000 people.

We are actively monitoring the situation and continue to monitor Alberta Health Services (AHS) instructions. The health, safety and well-being of County residents, businesses and employees and maintaining essential services for the public are the County’s top priorities.

Lacombe County is under the following Public Health Measures as directed by AHS:

Pursuant to Municipal Government Act M-26.1 534(1) Lacombe County hereby provides notice to any person having an interest in land that is adjacent to lands which Lacombe County has constructed a public road. Persons entitled to compensation from the municipality for loss of or the permanent lessening of use of that person’s land caused by the public work are advised to make a claim within 60 days after this notice is published.

The following road is complete as of November 17, 2020:
 

Project Number                      Description
C2511                                      Rge Rd 25-1
                                                West of 24, 25, 26 & NW 13-41-25 W4
                                                Jct of Twp Rd 42-0 south 3 miles

C2211                                     Rge Rd 22-1
                                               West of 1 & 12-40-21
                                               Jct of Hwy 601 two miles north to Twp Rd 40-2
                                               Near Buffalo Lake

Alberta Transportation is developing an interim plan for Highway 11, between Red Deer and Eckville to improve both traffic capacity and traffic safety. We want to hear what your concerns are. Please visit the on-line engagement link below to find out more information and add to the discussion:

              https://vertisee.mcelhanney.com/Highway11FPS/

You can also find more information at www.alberta.ca, and search for Highway 11.

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with section of 422 of the Municipal Government Act, the Tax Sale scheduled for Friday November 13, 2020 has been rescheduled to Monday, November 30^th, 2020 at 1:30 pm at the Lacombe County Administration Building.

All other terms and conditions for the sale previously announced remain unchanged.