Mountain View County council has approved the Olds-Didsbury Flying Association’s 2019 budget. The move came by way of motion at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.
The budget calls for revenues of $144,500, including $124,000 from tax revenue, $15,500 from frontage fees, and $5,000 from tie-down revenue.
The budget calls for operating expenses of $115,093, including electricity $44,110, $14,000 for grass mowing and sidewalks, $4,000 for grounds maintenance, $42,500 for road repairs, $19,000 for snow removal, $22,000 for taxiway maintenance, $12,000 for runway maintenance, and $11,000 for airport improvements.
The airport is located west of Highway 2A between Olds and Didsbury. It is owned by Mountain View County.
In other news from the May 8 council meeting, councillors have instructed administration to bring forward proposed amendments to the Animal Control and Dog Control bylaws.
The move also came during council’s recent regularly scheduled meeting.
In a briefing note, administration outlined the proposed changes to the Dog Control bylaw.
“A summary of the proposed changes (includes) adding the regulations of dogs in this bylaw with a fixed number depending on schedule ‘B’ on zoning and parcel size, adding that the keeping of dogs above the fixed number shall require a development permit compared to previous provisions in the animal control bylaw where a permit for dogs could be applied for up to a maximum of five dogs depending on zoning and parcel size.
“Removal of the exemption of working dogs from the Bylaw and removing the provision that exempted working dogs from the running at large provision but retaining the exemption from barking and howling excessively. The specified penalties in schedule ‘A’ have also been reviewed and updated in accordance with comparable bylaws.”
In the briefing note, administration also outlined proposed changes to the animal control bylaw.
“A summary of the proposed changes (includes) removal of the regulation of dogs; simplification of schedule ‘A’ to reduce the number of variations of animal units for the same livestock type; update the livestock animal units in schedule “A” with reduction to the number of chickens, turkeys and geese, update the districts listed in the low density and concentrated livestock table in schedule ‘B’, provisions for temporary housing of livestock other than on agricultural district, clarifying permitting of livestock to occupants, update the penalty section regarding minimum and specified penalties in Schedule ‘D’.”
Council passed a motion to have the proposed changes brought back for first reading at the May 22 council meeting. The complete proposed changes are available for viewing on the county’s website.
Meanwhile, council repealed a number of out-of-date bylaws. The move also came by way of motion on third reading at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting.
The bylaws were repealed, as they are no longer operative or meeting current Mountain View County needs.
The bylaws are the 1977 Peacetime Disaster Mutual Aid Agreement, the 1991 Peacetime Mutual Aid bylaw, the 2001 Cremona and District Recreation and Culture Board bylaw, the 2007 Mountain View County Airport Management Committee bylaw, and 2009 and 2001 short-term borrowing bylaws.
The Peacetime Disaster Mutual Aid Agreement was signed by a dozen area municipalities in 1977 to “make pre-arrangements for speedy emergency action in support of any of the incorporated municipalities (signatories) which may be affected or threatened by peacetime disaster and require assistance.”
The agreement has been replaced by newer agreements among the municipalities.
The airport management committee was replaced by a 2013 consolidated agreement.
Reeve Bruce Beattie and Coun. Al Kemmere did not attend the May 8 council meeting.
