Here are some highlights from the March 11, 2025, Town Council meeting. This is not an official record of the meeting. For more information – including the full agenda listing – you can read the Regular Council Meeting Agenda and its attachments.
Council adopts new Community Standards Bylaw No. 457-24
Over the last several months, Council and Administration have been working together to draft a Community Standards Bylaw. The new bylaw has consolidated several other bylaws and policies to make the document easier for the public and Administration to read, understand and apply. With the adoption of Bylaw No. 457-24, community members will now be able to more easily locate rules and regulations related to property maintenance, tidiness and safety; snow and ice removal; noise; public behaviour, and more.
You can find the new bylaw on the Town’s website, here.
Miners Park campground and RV dump station
Council received a report regarding Miners Park campground and the nearby RV sanitary dump station. The report identified annual revenues and operational expenses, as well as some of the challenges the Town is experiencing in operating these self-registration and self-serve amenities. The analysis was done in an effort to better understand operational efficiency and value-add for the community.
Based on the data, the RV sanitary dump is operating at a significant deficit each year, which led Council to discuss a few potential changes regarding its location, payment methods, and payment amounts. No direction was given to Administration at this time regarding either of the park amenities, as Council would like more time to consider potential future actions.
You can read the report here.
Administration report
- The 2025 municipal election is taking place Monday, October 20th. All eligible voters in Alberta are encouraged to confirm they are registered to vote with Elections Alberta prior to September 15, 2025. Residents can do so by visiting ab.ca. If they are not registered, they can do so quickly and easily on that same website to make voting day a faster process.
- On March 3, applications opened for the 2025 growing season in the Coalhurst Community Garden. Within 24 hours, all 12 plots were rented. Access to the plots opens on May 15, after the Miners Memorial Park irrigation system is reactivated for the season.
If a Coalhurst resident wanted a plot but was unable to get one, the Town encourages them to add their name to the waitlist. That can be done by calling or visiting the Town Office and making the request. Per the Community Garden Policy, plots must be planted no later than June 10. If a gardener fails to do so, that plot becomes available again for rental from a new applicant. Each year, plots are rented on a first-come, first-served basis, and a new application must be submitted. So even those who didn’t get a plot this spring will have a chance to get one next year.
- The annual Spring Clean-up Program has been scheduled to take place Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Advertisement in the Town newsletter and on social media will take place closer to the event, including details of accepted items.
- The Municipal Enforcement Department had 27 files during the month of February. Those files ranged from traffic enforcement to animal control, unsightly property, assisting other agencies, and sidewalk enforcement.
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