NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF WILLOW CREEK NO. 26 AND TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD

IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA

PURSUANT to sections 230, 606, 631 and 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended, the Council of Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 and the Council of the Town of Fort Macleod in the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of their intention to consider Bylaw No. 1949 and Bylaw No. 1922, each being a bylaw to adopt the Town of Fort Macleod and Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Intermunicipal Development Plan. The Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) is intended to foster on-going cooperation and coordination between the two municipalities by addressing matters including but not limited to future land use, transportation, and the natural environment, and establishes a framework for subdivision and development application referral requirements within the agreed upon planning area. It also provides a means to address conflict resolution between the two municipalities, and provides a forum for discussing planning matters of joint planning interest within the planning area.

THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 and the Council of the Town of Fort Macleod will be holding individual public hearings to consider adopting the proposed Intermunicipal Development Plan and the public hearings to contemplate the proposed bylaws will be held as follows:

MUNICPAL DISTRICT OF WILLOW CREEK NO.26   PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1922
1:00 p.m., February 23, 2022
Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Council Chambers
TOWN OF FORT MACLEOD   PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1949
7:00 p.m., February 28, 2022
Town of Fort Macleod Council Chambers

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT anyone wishing to make a presentation to MD Council regarding the proposed plan and adopting bylaw should, in writing, notify the Chief Administrative Officer of Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 no later than 4:00 p.m. on 18th day of February, 2022  Both written and/or verbal presentations may be given at the public hearing and, due to COVID 19,  participants are encouraged to submit comments.  Please contact the municipality for details on how to participate in the hearing.

 

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT anyone wishing to make a presentation to Town Council regarding the proposed plan and adopting bylaw should, in writing, notify the Chief Administrative Officer of the Town of Fort Macloed no later than 4:00 p.m. on the 24th day of February, 2022.  Both written and/or verbal presentations may be given at the public hearing and, due to COVID 19,  participants are encouraged to submit comments.  Please contact the municipality for details on how to participate in the hearing.

 

A copy of the proposed Intermunicipal Development Plan and bylaw may be inspected at the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Administrative Building or Town of Fort Macleod Office during normal office hours on each municipal website. The draft Plan may also be downloaded for viewing on the following website: https://www.orrsc.com/md-of-willow-creek-and-town-of-fort-macleod-draft-idp/

 

DATED at the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 in the Province of Alberta this 20th day of February,  2022.

DATED at the Town of Fort Macleod in the Province of Alberta this 24th day of February, 2022.

 

Derrick Kriszan, CAO

Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Box 550, Claresholm, AB T0L 0T0  

273129 Secondary Highway 520 West

Liisa Gillingham, Interim CAO

Town of Fort Macleod

Box 1420, Fort Macleod, AB  T0L 0Z0

410 20 Street Fort Macleod