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Based on today's borrowing rates
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explained Zahara, adding that the
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continued from front Edson taxpayers can expect to see an Town will continue looking into
grant opportunities in order to limit
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estimated $130 increase in taxes
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For an average household of money as possible.
780-723-5787 $350,000, this will equate to an Soroka added, “We're not really On May 9, Town of Edson and Yellowhead County residents were invited to the
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Yellowhead County Mayor Gerald
estimated increase of $450 per year,
Galloway Station Museum for an open house regarding the conceptual design and tax
limiting the construction by that
roughly $38 per month.
Soroka stated, “Besides the tax much because we have no detailed implications associated with the joint Multi-Use Recreational Facility. photo Cassie
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work done yet, so by the time we
to enter and that will be based on the
Soroka said, “I think it's a much
new facility for the size and the
said. “There could be opportunities
minimum of two years just for that.
design because there are going to be complete this, we'll be looking at a going up that much more,” Zahara needed facility for keeping our
community an active community,
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and we'll have to look at that at that
frame of a year to make sure that
potentially the costs could be higher
making sure we have people that
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Soroka added, “We have to
think that if they pay their taxes, it's
we're not rushed for the
community.”
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“So far we've had a great
are significantly higher because of
One of the biggest challenges
Town of Edson Mayor Kevin
in minutes Zahara said, “I've talked to families associated with the current site the size of the building.” Edson,” Soroka said. “I know this is
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In response to comments that the
in our community that stopped by
selected for the Multi-Use Recreation
a hit financially to the County, so I
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while you wait... today and they said they are Facility is the fact that the land is new facility will not be centrally can appreciate the commitment that
located, Zahara said, “It is more
currently occupied by the Edson and
comfortable with [the tax increase]
for what they're going to get. There's District Boys and Girls Club. “The central than where the curling rink the Town is making.”
obviously people who are struggling Boys and Girls Club are currently in was. It is connected to our trail Zahara closed, “This is a historic
and maybe are on a lower income a facility owned by the Town of system. It also allows us to be within project for our community and we
and it's going to have an impact on Edson and we've provided that the corridor with the Galloway really appreciate the cooperation and
them, but there's a lot of things that facility since the 80s,” said Station Museum, Centennial Park, partnership we have with the
we build and supply that not Zahara.“Obviously that is one of the and the Skateboard Park where our Yellowhead County on this. We
everybody uses; that's the type of biggest challenges with this site residents can utilize all these continue to look forward to working
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things like Canada Day, that's going
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provide a valuable service in our
is about building a facility for future
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because we can leverage all our
“We've already communicated to
infrastructure at multi-million dollars
them that they are going to have to
or look at something new, and the
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include the types of soil on the site or
feedback we received through two
studies: the 2006 CONRAD report the location itself. “I think some
and the 2017 facilities study,” said people are a little concerned about
Zahara. “The 2017 study had over change because they figure that the
800 households respond. They facility is at the perfect site that it's ASSIGNMENT WRITER
currently at,” he said.
provided the feedback that they did
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