County office completion pushed back

LSAC has had no updates This Year on their Web Site in regards to the Status of the Administration Building and the Costs to Date. 

lsac.ca Administration Building Information

The 2017 Draft Budget that was Voted Unanimously to be Released for Public Input on February 23 2017 also Has Not Been Released. 

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MUNICIPAL INSPECTION UNDERWAY

WESTLOCK COUNTY ASKS FOR A MUNICIPAL INSPECTION AND ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS STEPS IN 2 MONTHS LATER

Published by Westlock News Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017 www.westlocknews.com

The provincial municipal inspection of Westlock County is finally underway.

Alberta Municipal Affairs has contracted Strategic Steps Inc. to conduct the inspection and the inspectors arrived at the county March 10.The public will be invited to speak with inspectors in person at drop-in interviews scheduled for April 11 between 2-5 p.m. at the county office. Those not able to attend can fill out an anonymous survey at StrategicSteps.ca until April 20.

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LSARA Fourth Public Meeting Presentation

Ensure Our County is on the Right Path for the Immediate Future

LSARA held our Fourth Public meeting along with our Annual General Meeting last night and it was a Great Turnout. Unfortunately, there were no Councilors in attendance at the meeting. We have provided the same power point that was reviewed at the AGM and we respectfully request that they please review the presentation.

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STOP THE MADNESS STAND UP AND ATTEND TONIGHT!

45 % OF THE ELECTORS IN LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY ASKED ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS FOR AN INQUIRY OF LSAC

"When a petition is received, my ministry takes such matters very seriously, and our staff follow legislated processes to review those petitions. That has been the case and remains so with respect to your petition. We have also applied the same diligence in responding to your subsequent requests for further information about the petition."

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Lac Ste. Anne County Targets RV Owners with Large Annual Fee

SMACKS OF NOTHING MORE THAN A  "MONEY GRAB"

By Leo Blais LSAC Ratepayer

During the last week of February, 2017 approximately 300 Property Owners in Lac Ste. Anne County unexpectedly received letters from the Lac Ste. Anne County (LSAC) Administration notifying they would be required to apply for an RV authorization if; (1) parking an RV on vacant residential land, (2) parking more than 1 RV on a property with a residence, (3) having multiple RVs on site for more than 72 hours.

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2013 LSAC Election Results In Perspective

WHY YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

Many of us have found ourselves debating rising taxes, utility fees, permit fees, budgets, grants, and costs of all kinds. They can be confusing and others just make no sense at all. They are simply numbers and figures but are quite decisive regarding our future and the quality of life we can expect.

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THIS IS A MEETING THAT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS GUNN HALL LAC STE. ANNE

THE TIME FINALLY HAS COME TO MAKE ALBERTA MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND 
LAC STE. ANNE COUNTY ACCOUNTABLE AND LISTEN TO THE 
VOICE OF THE ELECTORS

IF YOU WANT CHANGE WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
MEETING AT GUNN HALL LAC STE. ANNE 

ATTEND AND SHARE THIS PUBLIC MEETING WITH YOUR FRIENDS

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2017 LSAC Budget Presentation Draft

Council and Administration Say " 0% TAX INCREASE" It does NOT add Up!

"In 2016, a $1.1 million decrease in County non-residential revenue, primarily a result of losses in linear assessment led the County to a Property Tax Increase."

"The current projection is that Lac Ste. Anne County will lose an additional $725,000 in non- residential revenue in 2017; a total of nearly 20 per cent in two years."

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Rural Governments out $18M in Property Taxes from Energy Companies

That Will Cause Municipalities to make some Difficult Choices

"They're going to have to make some future budget decisions based on the fact they just have reduced ability to collect,"

"Whether it's the oil and gas assessments that are dropping or real estate assessments are dropping, it's going to have us adjusting our tax rates, no doubt about it, or [adjusting] our service levels," Kemmere said.

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