Council dials support for cell tower

Strategic Plan 2017-2018 third Quarter Update Council was provided with the third quarter update outlining work done between July and September 2017 intended to meet the goals and objectives set out in Council’s 2017-2018 Strategic Plan.

The plan sets out both short and long-term targets for completion within council’s five main strategic objectives; infrastructure, economic and financial environment, sustainability, governance and protectives services. Proposed Telecommunications Tower Council supported a Rogers Communication Inc. proposal to construct a wireless telecommunications tower and accessory structure on Crown Lands located above the Shannon Lake and Smith Creek neighbourhoods. CityView Portal Council was introduced to the new CityView Portal which provides information to the public on development and building applications.

The notification feature of CityView, a software to manage and track development and building applications, allows community members to sign up to receive information related to applications, even allowing search by specific geographical areas.

The city will begin communicating this new service to the public. Economic Development Committee During a review prompted by the completion of the City’s Economic Development Committee’s first twoyear mandate, council agreed to maintain the EDC. The city will seek new applications for the committee. 2018 Permissive Property Tax Exemptions Council adopted the Property Tax Exemption Bylaw for 2018 permissive tax exemptions for qualifying places of worship, private schools, hospital and nonprofit groups. The estimated value of City property taxes exempted through permissive exemptions is $109,622. In 2017, the value was $111,796.