Kevin Hanson – Division 1
It’s always great to get out going door-to- door during a campaign, as the issues in the community that are currently front and centre are emphasized, and what you think is top of mind for people is very quickly validated. I thank residents for taking the time for those quick chats (and a few not so quick but very informative chats).
I would like to thank Mark Kamachi for his willingness to look out for the community he loves and lives in and extremely large number of people he knows and is friends with. He and his wife Tanya are an integral part of the fabric of Bragg Creek. What became apparent campaigning is that the issues Bragg Creek is facing aren’t in question, and that execution and implementation is what the community is expecting.
The Vision for Bragg Creek’s potential and future state is still a work in progress. I will continue to be defined through public engagement, as draft policy is still being developed by our planning professionals at the County. Now, midway through the process, the bulk of the work of the Greater Bragg Creek Area Structure Plan update project starts to shift to the effort to translate the vision and feedback from stakeholders into implementation of policy. My role is to ensure that the community remains engaged and on-board up to and including the final public hearings for the Area Structure Plan upon which final decisions by Council will be made.
With regards to Springbank Communities, as promised in my door to door, I will continue to support good quality decision-making with regards to the upcoming Community Core Area Structure Plan, moving forward with an updated Recreation Master Plan, as well as local Springbank community amenities including Active Transportation connectivity. I believe the spirit of the $10M provincial payout as part of the SR-1 settlement with Rocky View also needs ongoing stewarding to ensure it will be used for lasting true-legacy projects.
Active Transportation I believe is still top of mind for the Highway 8 communities, being able to traverse the massive ring road / twinned portions of Highway 8 infrastructure footprint in a safe manner, and tying into south Springbank and the City of Calgary without the need of a motor vehicle.
My next High Country News update will include a report on the finalization of Rocky View’s Municipal Development Plan which was one of the last pieces of business for the last Council to finish.
I fully appreciate the tremendous responsibility the voters conferred on me to continue serving all the communities in Division 1, including Greater Bragg Creek, South Springbank, and the Highway 8 Elbow Valley areas. Thanks to all that exercised their democratic right to choose their municipal representative, and whether you voted for me or not, I will continue to represent the interests of the communities in Division 1 to the best of my abilities, while guiding the entirety of Rocky View County through the amazing opportunities in front of it.
Contact: KRHanson@RockyView.ca or call 403.463.1166.
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