Council Clips – March 1, 2022
Lawrence Grassi Middle School Area Redevelopment Plan
After today’s public hearing, Council gave unanimous second and third reading to the Canadian Rockies Public Schools Lawrence Grassi Middle School Area Redevelopment Plan. Council heard the public’s concerns and weighed them against the community benefit of having 33% of the project proposed as non-market housing. For details and next steps, visit https://canmore.ca/municipal-services/residents-development-planning/current-planning-applications/lawrence-grassi-middle-school-site-redevelopment
Appointment of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
Today, Council officially appointed Sally Caudill to the role of CAO. Sally was most recently the General Manager of Municipal Services and replaces Lisa de Soto, who retired after 25 years with the Town of Canmore
Council also:
- approved two bylaws formalizing the approach to two property tax exemptions (decided at their Feb. 1, 2022 meeting) for the 50% municipal property tax exemption for the Canmore Golf and Curling Club and an 85% one-time reduction as a transition for the Calgary Scope Society
- granted a one-year extension to Silvertip Block 9 and Block 4
- approved changes to the Community Grant Policy and details on the program will be updated here shortly https://canmore.ca/residents/awards-grants/community-grants
- appointed Mayor Sean Krausert as the General Chair of the Assessment Review Board (ARB) until Dec. 31, 2024. To learn more about the ARB, visit https://canmore.ca/town-hall/boards-committees/assessment-review-board
- approved the submission of an Expression of Interest for the 2022 Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) grant
To watch the full webcast of today's meeting, visit https://canmore.ca/town-hall/town-council/council-minutes-agendas
