At the November 16 regular meeting of Crowsnest Pass municipal council, in addition to welcoming new Chief Administrative Officer Tully Clifford, Mayor Bruce Decoux announced that in the coming months, he will be addressing three major issues for residents of the Crowsnest Pass.
“These are issues that have been hanging over the heads of the population for quite some time,” said Decoux. “They have to be approached and dealt with as soon as possible.”
The first motion, which will be brought forth at the April 5th meeting of Council, will be in relation to the lands and building on which stand the former Crowsnest Centre, and Council’s decision as to the disposition of such.
The second, which will be addressed on April 19, will be in regard to the Bridgecreek Development Corporation’s River Run project.
“There are steps the municipality can take to deal with this issue,” said Decoux.
The third will address the duplication of services within the municipality, and will be brought forward at the May 3rd meeting.
The timeline for these motions will coincide with the completion of the economic task force council is currently working to assemble.
Waiver of arena ice fees
At the November 9th meeting of council’s Governance and Priorities Committee, Council made the recommendation to the Culture and Recreation Board that ice fees be waived for use of the Albert Stella Arena in Blairmore, in support of Minor Hockey’s application to host the Pee Wee Provincial Championships from March 25-27, 2011.
While Councillors Brian Gallant and Emile Saindon were not present at the Council meeting on November 16, they had voiced their support of the motion at the GPC meeting.
The motion to recommend to the Culture and Rec Board that the fees be waived was carried unanimously.
Municipal advertising
It was Council’s original intention to deliver a decision as to municipal advertising in both local newspapers at the November 16th meeting.
However, Mayor Decoux informed those in attendance that earlier that afternoon, Council had been informed that the Promoter had an exclusive contract with the municipality, and that the municipality was bound not to advertise in the competing paper until the end of the year.
“Council had not been aware of this,” said Mayor Decoux. “We have an issue with breaking a contract.”
He moved to table the item until the following meeting on November 30.
The motion was carried unanimously.
