County Advances Zero per cent Tax Increase 2017 or Do They

LSARA IS WAITING PATIENTLY FOR THE LSAC DRAFT 2017 BUDGET

County Advances Zero per cent Tax Increase

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Lac Ste. Anne County is planning to proceed with a zero per cent municipal tax rate increase in its 2017 budget.

County council voted unanimously during its Feb. 23 regular meeting to approve publicly advertising its 2017 draft budget, which features a zero per cent municipal tax rate increase. There was no motion to finalize the draft version of the budget, which will come after the residents have a chance to respond to the draft.

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Ross Haven to Terminate Fire Services with LSAC - County council gets first look at draft 2017 Budget

“The request from a summer village to get out of their fire service agreement isn't new to us,” Hegy said. “It's not our place to question their rationale.” View the Complete Article @ Mayerthorpe Freelancer.com

County council gets first look at draft budget:  Lac Ste. Anne County administration presented council with a draft of the 2017 during the council meeting on Feb. 10 2017.

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No investigation into Chestermere city council

Is this a common occurrence?

Lac Ste. Anne Ratepayers Association is about to Find Out Why. 
Stay Tuned for an Update to our Petition submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs. It's Coming Soon! 

"Since 2012, 19 municipalities have submitted similar petitions, with five of them leading to inquiries."

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New municipal affairs minister looks to soothe rural Alberta

New municipal affairs minister looks to soothe rural Alberta

It may have been the first cabinet swearing-in ceremony where a new minister was lauded for his.........

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We like what our New Minister of Municipal Affairs is saying in this video. Now we can now only hope he will address our concerns in Lac Ste. Anne County.

New Updates to our "Petition Review" is almost done and will be Sent to the Minister for his Comments. Stay Tuned! 

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Municipalities Request a Municipal Affairs Governance Review of LSAC

Alberta Municipal Affairs Stepping up in Lac Ste. Anne County

Municipal Affairs visits Mayerthorpe council

By Joseph Quigley

Mayerthorpe town council received a visit from a municipal dispute resolution manager from Alberta Municipal Affairs.

Last April, the urban municipalities, including Mayerthorpe, Onoway, Alberta Beach and the summer villages of Lac Ste. Anne County, requested that municipal affairs conduct a governance review of the county. But after the urban mayors of the county met with the previous municipal affairs minister Danielle Larivee, she said she could not initiate such a review on behalf of a neighbouring municipality.

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County seeks answers on governance review request

County seeks answers on governance review request

Councillors Pat Hagman (left) and Glen Wilcox during Mayerthorpe Town Council on Nov. 14. During the meeting, council discussed a requested meeting by Lac Ste. Anne County to talk about the request Mayerthorpe and other urban municipalities made to the province to conduct a corporate and governance review of the county

By Joseph Quigley
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 4:19:25 MST PM

Lac Ste. Anne County is in dispute with its urban municipalities about whether a meeting regarding a prior request for a governance review of the County should be publicly accessible.

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LSAC 40 Page Full Color Magazine

LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT40 PAGE MAGAZINE

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For those of you that did not get a copy of this Lac Ste. Anne County Activity Report here it is.

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Petition to the Minister Update History

Since submitting this latest Petition it seems inconceivable that over Sixteen (16) Months Later we are still waiting for the Names, Reasons and How "558 EXCLUDED ELECTORS" were removed from our 2543 Signatures on the Petition Submitted by` the Electorate of Lac Ste. Anne County by the Alberta Municipal Government Municipal Affairs.

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The Petition

The Petition to The Minister Of Municipal Affairs is the TOP DEAD CENTER of the Lac Ste. Anne Ratepayers Association Focus and our first most requested "HOT TOPIC" to be released.

With 2543 Signatures Submitted from the Electorate of Lac Ste. Anne County this is a Hot Topic that needed to be addressed as we feel the residents of Lac Ste. Anne County Deserve an explanation as to why our Alberta Municipal Affairs REFUSED the WISHES of the Electorate when we requested them to conduct an "Inquiry into the Affairs of the Municipality of Lac Ste. Anne County" as per Section 572 of the Municipal Government Act of Alberta Canada. 

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Who is Actually in Control

Alberta municipal affairs ministersWe can Now make it Seven

Alberta's 'revolving door' of municipal affairs ministers raises concern

Half-a-dozen people have been at the helm of municipal affairs portfoilio in the past 22 months

CBC News Posted: Oct 22, 2015 4:13 PM MT Last Updated: Oct 22, 2015 4:13 PM MT

"The province has now seen six different people at the head of the portfolio in the past 22 months.

Danielle Larivee, the MLA for Lesser Slave Lake, is the latest to take over the role, being appointed by Premier Rachel Notley."

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Sturgeon County Listens to Their Ratepayers

LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY RATEPAYERSYOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE CARE

STURGEON COUNTY COUNCIL LISTENS TO 200 COUNTY RATEPAYERS AND SAYS “You’re right, the process has to be slowed right down, and (we should) say no to deciding to build it right away,” he said, to applause.

SUREAL spokesperson Brian Reed questioned  "“Why are we not firing those people who cannot do their jobs correctly and hiring people who are competent?” he said, to applause.

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LSAC Organizational Chart

lac ste. anne county  ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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Is LSAC one of Canada's Fastest Growing Regions?

LSAC CAREER OPPORTUNITIESVISIT LSAC.CA FOR MORE INFORMATION

LSAC Administration Must Know Something That We Don't

"As one of Canada's fastest growing regions, Lac Ste. Anne County offers tremendous opportunities for career advancement."

Grow your Career at Lac Ste. Anne County

Category: Career Opportunities

As one of Canada's fastest growing regions, Lac Ste. Anne County offers tremendous opportunities for career advancement.

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What is the Cost to the Ratepayers

ONE YEAR LATER  AND HERE WE ARE!!!

Firefighting feud west of Edmonton still hampering response times, fire chief says

'When somebody is in need, they need medical assistance. People don't really care which department responds'

By David Thurton, CBC News Posted: Jan 04, 2017 7:37 AM MT Last Updated: Jan 04, 2017 10:43 AM MT

Onoway Regional Fire Rescue Chief Dave Ives says his department and Lac St. Anne County need to work together to improve emergency response times. (CBC)

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LSAC Villages in Feud with County over Firefighting

LSARA one year later   AND WHERE ARE WE NOW

Firefighting dispute divides Alberta's Lac Ste. Anne County

JANET FRENCH
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Published on: January 5, 2016 | Last Updated: January 5, 2016 8:19 AM MST

The town of Onoway, Village of Alberta Beach and seven other nearby villages have opted to stop using the County of Lac Ste. Anne fire service in favour of a private company - North West Fire Rescue-Onoway. Not only could it be one of the first arrangements in Alberta where a private company provides fire coverage, but it has created a rift. The new arrangement overlaps with the county, yet politicians won’t sign a sharing agreement to help each other in a big fire. It means firefighters could watch a house burn three blocks from the Onoway Fire Hall and legally not be allowed to respond. Video by John Lucas.

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What is a Hot Topic

LSARA HOT TOPICS WHAT IS A HOT TOPIC

At the Lac Ste. Anne and Communities Ratepayers Association we receive numerous notifications of how the residents of Lac Ste. Anne County feel about the many concerns that they have.

LSARA takes all their concerns seriously and deals with them as best as we can as an Association. At the top of the list are what we consider the "HOT TOPICS".

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Third LSARA Open Public Meeting

LSARA 3rd informational  PUBLIC MEETING SANGUDO

For All Those Who Missed Our Last Meeting 

HERE IS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED

LSARA

Sangudo January 24, 2017

Welcome to all of you to our Third open public meeting of the Lac Ste Anne and Communities Ratepayers Association. The previous two meetings have been held on the East end of the County so we wanted to ensure that we embraced our neighbors to the West and provide a brief of the same information we have provided previously.

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LSARA Informational Public Meetings

Lac Ste. Anne and Communities Ratepayers Association recently held our 3rd Public Informational Meeting introducing the Non Profit Association and Clarifying the Need for such an organization. This meeting was held in Sangudo at the Community Hall on January 24th.

The Purpose of these initial meetings was to determine if the Residents and Ratepayers of Lac Ste. Anne County and the surrounding Communities actually "Care" about what is happening in our County presently and the effects decisions of today have on our future.

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Mayerthorpe Freelancer LSARA Sangudo Meeting

Ratepayers association pitches to Sangudo

By Joseph Quigley

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 5:05:46 MST PM

Lac Ste. Anne Ratepayers Association president Chris Yeoman (right) speaks to a crowd of 42 people in Sangudo about what her executive is trying to achieve with the recently-formed society. Brad Javorsky, member of the executive of the association, sits beside her.

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