Red Deer City Council

Red Deer’s Timberlands neighbourhood could see switch-up in residential, commercial growth

City council gave initial approval to two zoning changes

 

Red Deer city council directs administrators to prepare for zero tax increases in 2021 and 2022

Coun. Dianne Wyntjes is alarmed about what this could mean for the city’s future

 

Some business offices can move into Red Deer’s Riverside Light Industrial Park with rezoning approval

City councillors say flexibility is key

 

Red Deer city council approves rezoning to allow for women’s shelter expansion

Council felt a balance was achieved between community concerns and the shelter’s needs

Owner of former Red Deer fire hall says he will move his city insurance business to Red Deer County

John Ponto said he wasted six months trying to get the city’s approval for his development

Commercial proposal for former fire hall is narrowly defeated by Red Deer city council

Mayor warns the proposal was as low impact as can be

COVID-19 has pushed City of Red Deer’s finances over a precipice, say councillors

Mayor hopes to be back on more solid footing within two years

Fluctuating usage leads City of Red Deer to order operational review of River Bend Golf Course

Sustainability, service provision and governance to be studied by Deloitte LLP

Wet spring brings more mosquitoes

City staff continues spot treatment as needed

More funding provided to lessen Red Deer’s housing gaps

Extra money received by services that support housing the homeless

Fiscal uncertainty prompts Red Deer city council to favour $10-million of ‘prudent’ borrowing

CFO wants to avoid a cash-flow crunch this fall

Red Deer city council passes on spending $230,000 for new Molly Banister Drive extension studies

Existing data will be updated instead

Red Deer city council opts to ease development pressures on 59th Avenue

Initial approval was given to sort out inconsistent zoning

Red Deer city councillor fears more vacant office space in the downtown

Frank Wong opposes more office/commercial space in Riverside Light Industrial Park

Central Alberta women’s shelter expansion gets initial rezoning approval from Red Deer city council

Some questions remain about the suitability of the site, which borders a creek

Red Deer city council leverages existing dollars to help improve downtown storefronts

Coun. Johnston gets no support for expanding the program with new money

Catching up on Red Deer business means holding more city council meetings this summer

Public hearings will be held with emailed responses

Red Deer city council approves lower — 0.5 per cent — tax increase for 2020

Council halved the previously approved tax increase, in light of troubling times

Incoming City of Red Deer managers will not benefit from lucrative ‘third-tier’ pension payouts

But 15 existing managers will get to stay on the MuniSERP program

Red Deer city council to discuss Hockey Canada’s $75,000 funding request at a later date

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is coming to Red Deer and Edmonton in August