Notice of Public Hearing Proposed Bylaw 09.25 - Removal of Municipal Reserve Status
Posted on Apr. 9 2025
Pursuant to Section 675, Chapter M-26 of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000 (MGA); the Town of Drumheller intends to consider a By-Law to remove the Community Reserve designation from the land depicted on Schedule – “A’ attached and more particularly described as:
LOT 5 (COMMUNITY RESERVE), BLOCK 34, PLAN 2147 H.R.
And to concurrently replace it with the designation of a Public Utility Lot (PUL) to accommodate the constructed flood mitigation works.
A PUL is a type of land designation for municipally owned land that contains a public utility, such as a flood mitigation berm. In order to comply with the funding agreement established with the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada, the land acquired for the flood mitigation project that contains flood mitigation berms are being converted into PULs. In accordance with Section 674 of the MGA, a public hearing must be held for the re-designation of a municipal reserve lot.
A copy of the proposed Bylaw and an explanation of this Bylaw is available for inspection at the Town of Drumheller office located at 224 Centre Street, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y4 or online at: https://www.drumheller.ca/your-municipality/bylaws
A Public Hearing for the proposed re-designation of the lot will be held on Monday, May 5th, starting at 5:30pm in Council Chambers and/or using a virtual platform at the Town of Drumheller office. The meeting will be held in accordance with the Municipal Government Act and the Council & Committee Meeting Procedure Bylaw #04.21. Any person who claims to be affected by the proposed Bylaw is invited to present their comments in person at the Public Hearing.
Persons wishing to submit a written statement concerning this matter may do so by emailing legislativeservices@drumheller.ca or by mailing the statement to: Legislative Services, Town of Drumheller, 224 Centre Street, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y4. The written submissions for the Public Hearing must include a name for the record and will be included in the meeting agenda. Written submissions will be received up until Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at 4:30 PM.
