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A local improvement is a project that benefits your neighbourhood more than the municipality as a whole. It is typically undertaken near or adjacent your property and is paid, in whole or in part, by benefitting property owners through a local improvement tax.
Types of Local Improvements:
A local improvement can be initiated by the City based on an infrastructure assessment and the need for repairs or replacement. Alternatively property owners who wish to have improvements carried out near or adjacent to their property can request that the City initiate a local improvement. This is done formally via an Expression of Interest (EOI), where it must be proven the majority of property owners are in support before the local improvement will move forward.
Specific procedures and timelines vary depending upon the type of local improvement. The City mails such details to property owners in a Local Improvement Notice. Once the notice is issued, residents have 30 days to petition against the local improvement.
View instructions on how to complete and submit a petition against a Local Improvement.
If no petition is submitted, the local improvement will move forward.
If a petition is submitted, it must be signed by a majority of affected residents in order to defeat the local improvement. A valid petition must include the signature of all titled owners. The titled owner signature must be witnessed and the witness must swear an affidavit before a Commissioner for Oaths.
The cost of a local improvement project (in whole or in part) is distributed among the benefitting properties. The City borrows money to fund local improvement projects. The costs of construction and borrowing are then passed on to the property owners.
There are 5 typical roadway-related Local Improvements:
Property owners have the following payment options:
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All additional inquiries or escalations can be directed to the Building Great Neighbourhoods team by calling 780-496-4055 or by calling 311.
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