Email To Clearwater County Council

Hi all,

The link below is to the Strategic Planning Session on January 20 with video in regards to the proposed RFP for a new Leslievile fire hall:  
https://clearwatercounty.civicweb.net/document/8628?splitscreen=true&media=true

I would suggest that you watch it because it reveals the power of the new technology that you have introduced into council chambers.

Your body language can be examined in detail by any observer.

So, now you are like athletes on the world stage 🙂

Anyway, if you reflect on this footage, I think it is pretty obvious that things have moved sideways with two fire halls proposed with a price tag of some $10 million

virtually side by side serving about one third of the county population.

Need I say more?

Regards,

Helge

IN THE NEWS

Leslieville Fire Hall  
According to the January 14, 2020 County Council Meeting Minutes Council passed a motion to purchase 27.43 acres of land for $350,000. This property is located on the south side of the “Withrow Road” running east from Leslieville and is adjacent to the east side of the current Leslieville School. While plans are not yet finalized for the complete use of this property, indications are that the new Leslieville Fire Hall will be located there. According to the budget Council approved in December, $5,120,000 has been allocated from the 2020 capital budget and $500,000 from the 2021 budget for this new facility. 

Municipal Development Plan Review 
Also at their January 14th meeting, Council approved the terms of reference for the up-coming Municipal Development Plan review. The Municipal Development Plan is the document that governs land development in the county including residential subdivisions, industrial development, and all accompanying land uses. The current MDP was adopted in 2010. Information about the process and how county residents can be involved will be on the county’s website as well as on Facebook. It is also hoped that current information will be regularly publicized in the local papers so that our more senior residents will have easy access to relevant happenings with this important process. It is crucial that there be equal opportunity for input by all. As the process progresses, plans are to hold open house meetings in Nordegg, Rocky Mountain House, Leslieville, and Caroline. We encourage everyone to become involved, as the decisions that are made will determine how our land is used/protected as well as what our community will look like in the years to come. 

2019 County Financial Contributions 
 With special thanks to the Administration in the county office, most specifically Murray Hagan, we have received information on the amount of money the County contributed to the town of Rocky, the village of Caroline, and Regional Services for the 2019 year.
 

Category	To the Town of Rocky	To Village of Caroline	To Regional Services
Recreation	$824, 400	$421, 648
Culture (Library)	$170, 000	$ 25, 000
Culture (Museum)	$ 30, 000	$ 12, 000
Fire (HQ)			$400, 597
Fire Stations			$1, 447, 988
Police (Admin)(RCMP)	$205, 000
Police (SRO)**	$135, 200
Police (Victim Services)	$ 10, 000
Solid Waste			$2, 119, 873
FCSS			$ 88, 550
Health (recruitment)	$ 12, 000
Health (clinic)		$10, 000
Seniors Funding		$4, 500	$1, 060, 598
Airport	$26, 500
Volunteer Recognition		$2, 500
Revenue Sharing	$750, 000	$50, 000
TOTAL	$2, 163, 000	$527, 373	$5, 117, 606

**SRO is the RCMP School Resource Officer
THE GRAND TOTAL OF COUNTY TO COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION (“3C FUNDING”) IS $7, 808, 079. County taxpayers are certainly contributing substantially to the well-being of our whole community. 


Smiles for February:  
1. Why do skunks love Valentine’s Day? Because they’re scent-imental creatures.
2. What did the toast say to the butter on Valentine’s Day? You’re my butter half.
3. What did the rabbit say to his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day? Some bunny loves you.

Coming Events
 Note: All regular meetings will now be held the second Monday of each month.
February 10, 2020, 7:30PM, Arbutus Hall, Regular Meeting
March 9, 2020, 7:30PM, Arbutus Hall, Regular Meeting 


Also please make a change to our Board members: Please drop Sharon Rubeling and add Jim Pearson. Thanks a bunchJJ