Public Notice to Electors of Parkland County
TAKE NOTICE that Parkland County Council has given first reading to Infrastructure Borrowing Bylaw 2022-05 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize Parkland County to borrow monies from an authorized financial institution to finance construction of the TWP Road 531A (114 Avenue) Widening Infrastructure. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $2,200,000, of which Parkland County intends to borrow $2,200,000 by the issue of debentures. The debentures are to be repayable over a period not to exceed 20 years, with interest not to exceed 10 percent per annum.
NOW THEREFORE NOTICE is given that unless a vote of the electors is demanded, as provided for by Section 231 of the Municipal Government Act, Council may pass this bylaw.
A copy of Bylaw 2022-05 is available for inspection by contacting Legislative Services Department by email: Barbara.Williams@parklandcounty.com between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Anyone wishing to file a petition regarding this bylaw must do so in accordance with Part 7 of the Municipal Government Act. A petition for a vote of the electors on this bylaw must be signed by electors of Parkland County equal in number to at least 10 percent of the population (33,519).
An “elector” is a person who:
a) is at least 18 years old,
b) is a Canadian citizen, and
c) resides in Alberta and the person’s place of residence is located in Parkland County on election day.
The petition for a vote must be received by the Chief Administrative Officer within 15 days of the last publication of this notice and shall contain on each page “an accurate and identical statement of the purpose of the petition”. (Further requirements of the petition are described in section 224 of the Municipal Government Act.)
DATE of the last publication of this notice will be the 26th day of May 2022.
For further information, please contact Barb Williams, Manager of Legislative Services at 780.968.8888 ext. 8332, or by email at Barbara.Williams@parklandcounty.com.