Don Kochan – Division 2
Hi everyone, the following Division 2 information is for your use:
Budget Engagement – The County is planning on releasing the draft 2024 budget at the beginning of November. Look for newspaper advertizing and on the county’s website in October regarding the release details. After you have viewed the proposed budget you will have a chance to provide further input. Details of how and when will be provided in the advertisement. Learn more about the County’s budget process, and how your property tax dollars support County services, visit Budget & Finance | Rocky View County.
Highway 1 / Range Road 33 Overpass Improvement – Due to the overpass being a regionally significant piece of transportation infrastructure for the County’s west side since the overpass is extensively used to access services on both the north and south sides of Highway 1 which include, but are not limited to, all of Springbank’s schools including the Edge School and Springbank Park for All Seasons, Springbank Airport, Mickelson National Golf Club, Calaway Park, Commercial Court and Emergency Medical Services deployed from Springbank Airport, Council has issued a letter requesting the Minister of Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC) to supply the balance of funding required to complete the interchange improvements. The Ministry has previously provided $2M to support a detailed engineering study for the interchange with a target completion date of Q4 2023. The County is estimating that the total interchange improvement costs are approximately $40M and has partnered with developers to raise a total of $24M towards this project. This private sector funding is contingent on the County securing the $14M remainder of the required funding from ATEC. In addition, Council has requested $5M to address the downstream impacts of stormwater management that may result from the interchange improvements. The staging of Highway 1 and Range Road 33 interchange improvements was determined through a functional planning study initiated by ATEC in 2009. The study identified the traffic triggers and staging plan for the interchange, which has been further refined in terms of timing and details with the development-specific transportation studies. Stage 1 of Highway 1 and Range Road 33 interchange is required to be completed prior to Costco’s opening. Stage 1 consists of
a) reconfigure the interchange ramps to a diamond configuration,
b) upgrade the interchange ramp terminal intersections to roundabouts,
c) widen Range Road 33 to four lanes between Highway 1 and Township Road 250, and1
d) upgrade the Range Road 33 and Township Road 250 intersection to a roundabout
Petro –Canada relocation proposal – Urban Systems Ltd. (USL) has been retained by Suncor Energy Products Partnership (Petro Canada) to prepare a Land Use Redesignation application for the property located at 33019 Township Road 250 (subject property). The subject property is located at the southwest corner of Range Road 33 and Township Road 250. The proposed application will seek a land use redesignation of the subject property to redesignate the lands from the current Special, Public District (S-PUB) to the proposed Commercial, Highway District (C-HWY) to permit the future development of an integrated energy centre. The redesignation is being requested to allow for the potential relocation of Petro Canada’s existing Jumping Pound integrated energy centre located at the northwest junction of Highway 22 and Highway 1. The potential relocation of Petro Canada’s Jumping Pound facility is a result of potential planned improvements by Alberta’s Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors (ATEC) to the highway interchange at Highway 22 and Highway 1. The potential expropriation of the lands will result in the closure of the Petro Canada Jumping Pound facility. Petro Canada intends to develop the subject property similar to what exists at the existing Highway 22 and Highway 1 location. The land use application is proposed to be submitted in fall of 2023. Once submitted, a Notice Sign will be placed on the subject property advising area residents and business owners that an application has been submitted. Following submission, the application will be circulated by Rocky View County for technical review and commentary by various County departments and external review agencies. In addition to the technical review, a public meeting will be held, and the public will be invited to provide input on the proposed development to Council directly. For specific questions and/or comments about the proposed development, please send them to: engagement@urbansystems.ca
Bow River Access Stairs end of RR 32 by Springbank Heights Way- Recently the access stairs to the Bow River at this location have been removed. RVC’s Asset Management group has reviewed as to why the stairs have been removed and they have indicated that approximately 100’ of the shoreline where the steps were located is owned by Transalta Corporation and that the County’s Municipal Reserve is adjacent to this land. Transalta had relayed to RVC that an incident had occurred and due to the liability of the stairs that they would be removing the stairs. Administration has been asked as to what options are available for the continued access to the river.
Soft Service Off-Site Levy – At Rocky View County, we are exploring the idea of introducing an ‘off-site soft service levy bylaw’ to development – a thoughtful strategy to ensure we’ll have fantastic amenities in the future. The County is in the engagement phase and is looking for feedback from residents and developers. Learn more by visiting https://engage.rockyview.ca/site-levy-soft-services.
Canada thistle – A herbicide application after a hard frost can hit the noxious weed where it lives. Fall control on pasture might be one of the most effective tools in stopping growth of the noxious weed, said an expert with a leading agribusiness. Read more at albertafarmexpress.ca/livestock/the-time-to-attack-canada-thistle-is-now-or-soon/
Don Kochan – Division 2 Councillor
kochandiv2@gmail.com
