Kent Edney

This Economic Development Strategy Framework for Chestermere outlines a plan to foster economic growth and diversification. It is structured around key priority areas including Business & Growth, Land & Infrastructure, Regional & Tourism, and Identity & Culture. The strategy details initiatives for business retention, investment attraction, optimizing land development, enhancing tourism and events, and strengthening the city's brand and identity. The overarching goal is to establish Chestermere as a regional service node and a 'Lakeside City for Business,' thereby creating jobs, diversifying the tax base, and enhancing the overall quality of life for its residents.

The Fire Facilities Master Plan for the City of Chestermere Fire Services establishes a long-term infrastructure strategy to address increasing demands due to significant growth. Key focus areas include a comprehensive assessment of current fire facility capacities, identification of system deficiencies, strategic growth planning for 25-year projections and full build-out scenarios, and a capital improvement roadmap. The plan aims to enhance system resiliency, optimize service delivery, and support planned development in alignment with the City's Offsite Levy Model.

This Framework for the City of Chestermere provides a shared foundation to guide decision-making and align partners in fostering belonging, well-being, and shared growth. It identifies four interconnected priority areas: Belonging and Inclusion, Safety and Resilience, Spaces that Strengthen Community, and Collaborating through Growth. The framework aims to support a community where residents feel safe, connected, and supported, enabling everyone to thrive.

The Chestermere Gateway Area Structure Plan (ASP) guides the development of a ±512 ha land area, comprising portions of Communities "A" and "B" and all of Community C, including the Town Centre along Chestermere Boulevard. It aims to refine broader policies, provide a framework for logical and sustainable community development, and guide subsequent Outline Plan and Land Use Amendment applications. The plan focuses on creating complete communities, a mixed-use activity center, interconnected roads, an integrated wetland complex, and an extensive pathway system to accommodate approximately 7,400 dwelling units and about 20,000 residents.

The bylaw authorizes supplementary assessments for the purpose of imposing a tax under Part 10 of the Act in the same year. It provides for the preparation of supplementary assessments in respect of improvements for the taxation year 2020. The Assessor of the City of Chestermere shall provide for the preparation and maintenance of a supplementary assessment roll. The supplementary assessments must reflect the value of an improvement that has not been previously assessed, or the increase in the value of an improvement since it was last assessed. The supplementary assessments must be prepared in the same manner as assessments are prepared under Division 1 of the Act, but must be pro-rated to reflect only the number of months during which the improvement is either completed, occupied, located, or operational. A supplementary assessment roll shall be prepared in accordance with section 315 of the Act, and the supplemental taxation notices shall be sent in accordance with section 316 of the Act to the assessed persons.