2011 FAILED – Land Re-designation Hearing

I am posting these as some individuals alleged I was “not getting their permission” or “not asking them“.  I can only respond that there were many attempts to deliver letters, post-cards, and have them attend information Open Houses.  It is difficult to engage people especially when they don’t want to participate. Samples with dates are under the tab SDAB – PDF pages 13 through 17.

This ad was placed by Rocky View County in the November 8th, 2011 issue of the Rocky View Weekly – it is still online in their archives.

This attempt FAILED!  It was a learning opportunity.  The Councillors opposed the redesignation in a 5 to 4 vote but they encouraged me to come back and try again.  I did –  in 2012.

Here are the Councillors comments from the 2011 Hearing:

Rick Butler, Division 1:  Difficult one. No

Kim Magnuson, Division 2, “I just don’t get the ‘confined aquifer’ and Roads are an issue. No”

Councillor Margaret Bahcheli, Division 3: “I find this one extremely difficult because the application was so exceedingly well done, well researched, and I have every faith that there is all the right energy behind this project.  I like the whole concept of the golf course. YES”

Rolly Ashdown, Division 4 – Reeve: “It is a different golf course; it is a rural golf course and I have never seen one plus I do trust the Alberta Government’s Water licensing issues that they are going to put the applicant through so I will be supporting the motion to approve. YES”

Earl Solberg, Division 5. “I will support the motion.  Frankly, there is a campground at Bottrel already and so I think that, and I heard that the local people are able to use this golf course.  From what I saw of the diagram of how the fairways and all will be laid out it will be bringing it back to the wildlife habitat that it once was.  Looking at the picture from the 50s it seems to me to b better environmentally than a hayfield.  So, and I think the employment factor is important for this area . . .d up to 60 jobs is relevant.  Actually, from my own experience, we actually have a golf course in my area that came in similar to this.  It had opposition from the neighbors and so on and now the people are quite accepting of it and quite happy to have there and do go to the golf course and clubhouse for lunch on occasion.  So, I think once one of these gets put in place it becomes an amenity to the locals as much as it is from the outside.  I am sure there are solutions to the 574 using maybe the gravel-lock process.  It is something to be investigated. YES”

Greg Boehlke, Division 6, “An upgrade of RR of 35, 2 miles of upgraded road.  Water, wastewater, and stormwater.  There ARE upgrades to the community.  I welcome that kind of request from staff. YES”

Lois Habberfield, Division 7, – Water, Roads. No.

Al Sacuta, Division 8.  Issues with Water, Roads, No.

Paul McLean, Division 9, Deputy Reeve and councilor for the subject area “We have heard a 5/4 split both issues are in provincial jurisdiction.  Transportation and Water. I think there are opportunities to move forward and I encourage a reapplication.  No”

N0:                                                                                                 YES
Butler                                                                                            Bahcheli
Magnuson                                                                                    Ashdown
Habberfield                                                                                  Solberg
Sacuta                                                                                           Boehlke
McLean
5/4 against