City Council
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Your turn: Referendum mail-in ballots due, advance polls open soon
This week's roundup of calls for public engagement begins with a reminder to get your special ballot in the mail or get ready to vote in person in the Alberta referendum.
Edmonton ordered to revert to former zoning bylaw
The Alberta government says it will force Edmonton to revert its zoning bylaw to where it was before 2024 and reinstate minimum parking requirements to where they were before they were removed in 2020.
Municipalities grapple with communicating about data centres
An Edmonton-based communications company is helping Alberta municipalities talk about AI data centres as public opposition grows as rapidly as demand for the facilities.
On the agenda: Waste, budget process, city manager's power
This week, councillors will hear about the results of a waste characterization study, vote on a recommended process for the four-year budget deliberations, and consider changes to the city manager's authority.
Edmonton city council to allocate development fee surplus
Representatives of the development industry are urging city council to make sure surplus development revenues benefit all developers and not just those building infill.
Your turn: Belgravia traffic, Leduc MDP, Beacon Heights
This week's calls for public engagement include an in-person meeting about short-cutting in Belgravia, a public hearing about changes to Leduc's municipal development plan, and an online survey about neighbourhood renewal in Beacon Heights.
Councillors endorse changes to public spaces bylaw
Edmonton city councillors have voted to suspend the part of the public spaces bylaw that prohibits loitering in transit spaces during extreme weather.
Data centre campus proposed in northeast Edmonton
An American company has applied to amend planning documents to make it easier to build data centres in northeast Edmonton, as Edmonton city council is set to debate further regulating and restricting the facilities.
On the agenda: Public spaces, accessibility, development fees
This week, councillors are set to review the first year of the public spaces bylaw, hear an update on the city's accessibility progress, and consider changes to the planning and business development model.