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Resource Centre clears hurdle Lisa Joy
Review Reporter Clive residents will soon have a more accessible library with the Clive Resource Centre being one step closer to reality. At its regular village council meeting Jan. 12, council voted in favour of investing $126,000 in GIC towards the $286,000 project. This means the Clive Community Resource partners can purchase the old fire hall catering building in early 2016, which will be the new home for the library, the FCSS, a coffee room and a community programs room. “We are excited and it will be a real asset to the community when it’s all done,” said Carla Kenney, chief administrative officer for the village. The Clive Community Resource Partners has already raised $142,000 towards the project. Lacombe County has committed $95,000.
“They will pay when the project is complete,” said Kenney. Currently the library is in the basement of the village office and moving its location will make it more accessible to all residents and will provide more space, said Kenney. The building will be purchased February 2016 with renovations starting soon after and completed by summer 2016. Supernet will be installed. The partnership includes the Neighborhood Revitalization Association, the Clive Public Library Board, the Neighborhood Place Board, the FCSS and the Village of Clive Council.
Village sells land
The village sold a lot for $55,000, with a $5,000 deposit to M & K Homes out of Red Deer to build a home for the buyer.
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Mirror residents will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets this year after Lacombe County raised water and wastewater rates by 7.5 per cent and garbage pick up by 4.5 per cent. The increase was driven by Lacombe County staff’s review of the rates when preparing for the 2015 budget. The review showed current rates won’t sufficiently fund the 2015 operating expenses and reserve contributions - $27,590 for water reserves and $6,740 for wastewater. Tim Timmons, manager of corporate services for Lacombe County, told council, at its Jan. 8 meeting that Mirror only had a 2.5 per cent increase in 2014. “We are better tracking our staff time, the staff involved in operating the systems,” said Timmons, adding that administration wants to reach the point where the water and wastewater are operated on a full cost recovery basis. Previously, Mirror’s rates were subsidized by the county, which is why the increase now seems significant, Lacombe County Commissioner Terry Hager told council. In addition, he said Mirror’s utility rates were low because they were subsidizing the rates through taxes, causing unrealistic tax rates and low utility rates, which Alberta Municipal Affairs doesn’t allow.
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The flat fee for water has been increased to $57.71, a $7.33 increase from last year. Wastewater charges are $17.23 a household, up a $1.80 from 2014. Garbage is $17.34, up 77 cents. Even with the rate increases the Mirror water and wastewater, as well as Lakeview water systems, are expected to operate at a deficit of $21,960.
Plans for future
Lacombe County council adopted a Long Range Planning Program for 2015 – 2017. The county has identified 25,720 acres for potential residential development, 950 acres identified for potential commercial development, 2,588 acres for potential industrial development, 3,846 acres for potential commercial or industrial development and 1,642 acres for potential recreation development. In addition, there are also significant number of developments that are either approved or in process of being approved, including 1,450 residential lots proposed on 2,223 acres and about 1,660 recreational lots covering 606 acres. In addition there are 75 industrial and commercial lots on 487 acres. This includes Deer River development near Joffre, which is a 521-unit residential/ golf course development that has been given first reading. Mirror’s Area Structure Plan is almost complete and is expected to be presented to council early this year.
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