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This week, council will consider a below\u2011market land sale in Wedgewood Heights, decide whether to remove municipal reserve land in Edmiston Industrial, and review a revised capital request from the largest non-profit social housing operator in Alberta.<\/p>\n
There is a council meeting scheduled for Feb. 17 and 18<\/a>, and a non-regular council meeting scheduled for Feb. 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are some key items on the agenda:<\/p>\n
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\nAdministration has proposed selling a portion of a surplus school site<\/a> in Wedgewood Heights for $1 to Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta<\/a> for a 60-unit mixed-market affordable housing development. If council approves the sale, administration will use part of its Housing Accelerator Fund allocation to expedite the development. Some nearby residents have opposed development on the site in Ward sipiyiniwak because it would remove green space<\/a> from the community. Council will hold a statutory public hearing about the sale during its meeting on Feb. 18.
\nCouncil is scheduled to debate<\/a> at a statutory public hearing whether it should sell municipal reserve land in the Edmiston industrial area. The city acquired the land at 17803 114 Avenue NW in 1987 and planned to build a park, and later a new eco-station, but both uses are now deemed unnecessary. Administration plans to subdivide the property into three industrial lots. Council is required to hold a public hearing to dispose of municipal reserve land.
\nCouncil is scheduled to review a revised capital budget request<\/a> from GEF Seniors Housing<\/a>. Council rejected the organization’s request for an additional $4.7 million during the fall supplement budget adjustment and advised it to bring the budget down to $2.1 million. Administration said it will work with GEF to determine its operating and capital expenses for the 2027-2030 budget cycle, and said it will work to establish and fund a capital reserve to address the organization’s longer-term capital needs.
\nCouncillors will discuss<\/a> council’s priorities and related performance measures for the 2027-2030 budget cycle at a non-regular meeting on Feb. 20.
\nCouncil will meet in private to discuss a confidential negotiation<\/a>, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference, council priorities, and the Office of the City Auditor’s 2026 work plan.
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