Foothills County Enforcement & Fire Complaint Chart: Thx to Sgt. Roblin and our Protective Services team, who recently updated this concise graphic for our reference, and for the work they do for us all. Check out the complaints process chart published below right.
Road Work: Each year we begin our summer road programs, we have to navigate the results of the last winter and the varied weather conditions we face, which either supports our “planned” work or delays our efforts. The rain we have been recently receiving is welcome for our landscape and great in terms of fire prevention. However, the road work is delayed in some areas as we await the opportunity to proceed. Across the Province, we are seeing similarly that roads are taking awhile to tighten up this year. So, likely you’ll see the road repairs going on in stages. Along with the repairs, the patching (potholes), drainage and dust control spot treatment crews are all out taking care of business. Road-side mowing has started in the east country.
Some Things Are Opening Up: A hopeful sign! The Foothills Salvage Center (at the Foothills Regional Landfill RRC) is now open. Visit: fsrsonline.com. Hogg Park is open and camping can be booked online via the county website. Planning is also underway for opening community halls, playgrounds, arenas and our Field House. Check with your community association about the steps they are taking. Confirm info about county facilities here: www.foothillscountyab.ca
Getting Our Office Ready: Progress is being made towards outfitting our office to provide protection for those who visit the building and for those who work there. Changes are also being made to the public works shops, fire halls and the sports arena. We expect all expenses to be covered by our MSI operating grant funding, as these projects fit within the allowable scope. All staff are working regular hours and continue to provide services remotely (at the time of this writing). Of course, many county employees operate equipment and have done so throughout the last few months. Please continue to call or email first before attending the physical office location as the date of opening has not been confirmed yet. We will keep you posted on our website and other social media. Main office phone number: 403.652.2341
A Few Less Meetings: It comes as a relief to be able to use our energy towards projects and planning instead of the numerous additional meetings required to keep information flowing during the time of shut down and emergency measures. The Alberta departments are to be commended for their efforts to convey information and provide opportunities for us to discuss as we made our way through changes. Now, as we stand down on this level of interaction, we can resume our work on matters we had placed on hold. In case of opportunities opening up from the Province or Federal direction, the County has prepared a couple of our projects to be “shovel ready” if there’s a green light. Will let you know how it turns out.
Thanks to Our County Staff and Council: As Alberta relaunches, we are thankfully able to keep business going so you can get your projects moving forward. Our staff have been working very hard behind the scenes in an adapted work style to accommodate restrictions. We continue our council meetings and all departments’ work programs.
CMRB: There has been no let up of workload on the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board during the last few months. Many studies and projects are coming in for review in advance of meeting the goal of producing a growth and servicing plan by year end. There was some discussion about delaying the deadline, but no answer has been received on this. We have been reviewing reports about transportation, transit, recreation, flood and recently the scenarios being proposed by the Growth Plan Consultant. Look for an announcement soon about public consultation regarding the growth plan scenarios. You can find information about electronic meetings and the recently published 2019 CMRB Annual Report online: www.calgarymetroregion.ca.
Best Regards, Councillor Suzanne Oel
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