Manufactured home park subdivision approved
Penhold town council offered no objections to the subdivision application approval that will allow the manufactured home park in Oxford Landing to move forward.
PCPS approved the subdivision application, which includes the manufactured home park site, the storm water pond and a municipal reserve parcel. Council received a report about the application during its Aug. 27 meeting.
Council voted all in favour to inform PCPS they have no objections. Coun. April Jones was absent.
Tax sale
One house and six manufactured homes are heading for a tax sale in Penhold this year.
During the Aug. 27 regular meeting, councillors voted unanimously to set a tax sale date for Nov. 20.
The tax sale is for properties whose taxes are in arrears. Bidders have the chance to pick up the properties through an auction.
Chief Administrative Officer Rick Binnendyk said the “unfortunate” process has to be started, though he told council that up to Nov. 20 the amount in arrears can be paid off by the owner. He said a year after the property goes into arrears, owners are made aware of the potential consequences.
“They are advised their property is going up for tax sale,” Binnendyk said.
Mayor Dennis Cooper said the amount owed to the town will be paid out of the successful bid but the rest is passed on.
The mayor noted councillors cannot bid.
Palisades goes to public hearing
A public hearing was set for Sept. 24 after council passed the first reading of a bylaw that would rezone land from urban reserve to low density small lot residential to help make way for the Palisades development to begin.
Council passed first reading of the bylaw Aug. 27. The Palisades Outline Plan was adopted by council on Aug. 13, and re-designating the land would allow Laebon to start work on the first phase of the plan, which is in the northeast corner of the development, connecting into Mann Drive.
This part of the development can begin before the Waskasoo Creek realignment is approved by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development. The creek realignment approval is still in process, council heard.
Klooster asked that the town website have the ability for people to send feedback on the bylaw for the public hearing.
Council passed the first reading of the rezoning bylaw unanimously, with Jones absent. The public hearing will start at 5:45 p.m. in the council chambers on Sept. 24.
