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Botha decides Linda Stillinger,
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A combined effort on the part of the Prairie Land School Division (PLRD), the RCMP, EMS and Hanna Fire Department enacted a mock twocar collision for the benefit of Grade 9 students from PLRD schools on Thurs. May 11. (see story pg. 10 ). ECA Review/J. Webster
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Property absenteeism burden on tax base Coronation council discussed lighting at the Coronation Dam park as many do not work, at their May 8 meeting. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Sandra Kulyk informed council that she had put into the budget replacing four lights at the park each year with solar lights. It’s a catch-22 said one councillor, as half the people don’t want lights. A light by the bathroom is all that’s needed. Most campers pack flashlights. Council heard that extensive work had to be done with the pool basin with
grinding away the old paint and repainting it. The old paint was spidered. They are hoping to get it open for the May long weekend.
Budget 2017
Council spent a great deal of time going over the 2017 budget, page by page, making suggestions as to changes and will bring it back to a special budget meeting on Tues., May 16. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Sandra Kulyk had laid out three options for council. The three options were a zero per
cent tax increase, a one and a two per cent tax increase. assessments was down by $460,000. CAO Kulyk noted, in particular, that a lot of the drop in assessments, which affect tax revenue, was in the decline of the hotel/motel assessments. Other problems is the absenteeism of a lot of property, said Kulyk. For these owners, it’s cheaper to pay the taxes, than it is to demolish the home. “They are a burden to our tax base,” said Kulyk suggesting it may be time to consider a minimum tax rate next year.
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Residents of the tiny village of Botha, population 204, have decided to dissolve. In the village-wide vote, 52 out of the 57 voters chose option two, to dissolve the Village of Botha and become a hamlet in the County of Stettler. The vote took place Monday, May 15, after over two years of study into the viability of the village. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1911, the Village of Botha has struggled with low revenues and failing infrastructure and needed to take steps to ensure the community’s future. The process began with Botha council requesting a viability review in response to residents’ request and completing a self-assessment of the village’s viability in October 2014. The viability review was formally initiated in October 2015. After polls closed on Monday, the Declaration of Vote Results was posted on the Botha Community Centre door. One of the residents who had walked over to see the results for himself, remarked that he was relieved. “Glad it’s done. Now we can move on.” With 91 per cent of the voters choosing dissolution, the Minister of Municipal Affairs must recommend to the provincial Cabinet that the Village of Botha be dissolved to become a hamlet in the County of Stettler. YOUR SPECIALIST FOR YOUR SPECIALIST FOR YOUR SPECIALIST FOR flooring flooring window furnishings flooring window furnishings wall coverings window furnishings wallwall coverings coverings lighting lighting interior design paint & accessories interior interiordesign design
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