Public Notice to Electors of Parkland County - Acheson Zone 6

PUBLIC NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF PARKLAND COUNTY

TAKE NOTICE that Parkland County Council has given first reading to Acheson Zone 6 Infrastructure Construction Borrowing Bylaw 2025-20 which will, upon final passage and approval, authorize Parkland County to borrow monies from an authorized financial institution to finance construction of the Acheson Zone 6 Infrastructure Construction. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $4,500,000 of which Parkland County intends to borrow $4,500,000 by the issue of debentures. The debentures are to be repayable over a period not to exceed 30 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, RSA 2000 c M-26, Council may pass this bylaw.

A copy of Bylaw 2025-20 is available for inspection at the County Centre office, 53109A Hwy 779, Parkland County, Alberta, T7Z 1R1, Legislative Services Department, 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, RSA 2000 c M-26. 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 (34,487).

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 the3^rd day of July 2025.

For further information, please contact Odessa Bartel, Manager of Legislative & Legal Services at 780.968.8888 ext. 3234, or by email at Odessa.Bartel@parklandcounty.com.