MacLac
Senior Member
For Ol' Smitty - it's either pull the funding or FIRE all of the elected officials - put her homey's in place akin AIMCO recently and re-instate the funding. Wait, she can't fire elected officials - but she sure would like to!
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Regional Planning & Growth
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CplKlinger
Senior Member
Well...
Gronk!
Senior Member
Sohi reflects on housing emergency declaration, downtown investment
In a year-end interview with Taproot, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said council's declaration of a housing and houselessness emergency in January led to real change, despite provincial criticism at the time that it was performative.
edmonton.taproot.news
Support for EMRB
The mayor said he and council are committed to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board in the wake of the United Conservative Party government’s decision to cut the board’s funding and make membership voluntary.“We’re going to do whatever we can in our capacity to save the good work and carry on the good work,” Sohi said.
The EMRB is a provincially mandated board that is responsible for managing responsible growth in the region. The board sets density targets for all municipalities and approves planning documents like Edmonton’s district policy.
“The growth plan dictates how the region grows. Otherwise, it’s going to be a free-for-all,” Sohi said. “You’ll see country residential developments popping up in counties without proper services, or you’ll see agricultural land not being protected. So the ramifications are pretty bad if the EMRB is unable to carry on their work.”
The EMRB also created a 25-year regional transportation master plan and a regional agriculture plan, which Sohi said is ambitious.
trevorhayden
Active Member
I have heard indications that the EMRB is definitely dead. I hope it's not true, but prepare for the worst.
The_Cat
Senior Member
Sad to see the province is not the least bit interested in urban planning.
HappyJazzz
Active Member
Wow, pushing partizan politics down to the municipal level is easy one of the most pointless things the province could do..
If anything, I'd rather see parties abolished at the provincial and federal levels!
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Jspr
New Member
Future outlook for EMRB is not good. I expect that we will see the first rural municipalities announce their departure in the coming weeks.
trevorhayden
Active Member
Now that Edmonton has reformed its zoning bylaw to basically accommodate all the region's new residents right here in Edmonton, do we still need the EMRB to manage growth in neighbouring cities and towns?
policyenthusiast
Active Member
RMA already wanted the EMRB gone, arguing that the Board gave major municipalities too much influence over the development of rural communities.
I'm not sure the EMRB was lending any value to Edmonton proper, and if anything was a slight hindrance. Residential development needs to grow fast, and any governing authority that can reject development plans prepared by a municipality is adding red tape.
trevorhayden
Active Member
Some red tape is a good idea.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
Sohi on EMRB:
“We’re going to do whatever we can in our capacity to save the good work and carry on the good work,” Sohi said.
The EMRB is a provincially mandated board that is responsible for managing responsible growth in the region. The board sets density targets for all municipalities and approves planning documents like Edmonton’s district policy."
“The growth plan dictates how the region grows. Otherwise, it’s going to be a free-for-all,” Sohi said. “You’ll see country residential developments popping up in counties without proper services, or you’ll see agricultural land not being protected. So the ramifications are pretty bad if the EMRB is unable to carry on their work.”
The EMRB also created a 25-year regional transportation master plan and a regional agriculture plan, which Sohi said is ambitious.
Support for EMRB
The mayor said he and council are committed to the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board in the wake of the United Conservative Party government’s decision to cut the board’s funding and make membership voluntary.“We’re going to do whatever we can in our capacity to save the good work and carry on the good work,” Sohi said.
The EMRB is a provincially mandated board that is responsible for managing responsible growth in the region. The board sets density targets for all municipalities and approves planning documents like Edmonton’s district policy."
“The growth plan dictates how the region grows. Otherwise, it’s going to be a free-for-all,” Sohi said. “You’ll see country residential developments popping up in counties without proper services, or you’ll see agricultural land not being protected. So the ramifications are pretty bad if the EMRB is unable to carry on their work.”
The EMRB also created a 25-year regional transportation master plan and a regional agriculture plan, which Sohi said is ambitious.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Morinville is the first municipality to leave the EMRB. I spoke with Janz recently, and he pointed out that the growth framework the recently adopted is as good as dead, because it can't be enforced in a voluntary organization. St. Albert's Council debated their membership in a closed meeting yesterday, but no details have emerged yet. I really hope that most municipalities stay, but I'm not holding my breath.
policyenthusiast
Active Member
Heron wants to stay in EMRB, but it still falls to council. Who knows, maybe they get absorbed by Alberta Municipalities or something and can continue the work without financial concerns.
trevorhayden
Active Member
If more municipalities leave, Edmonton should immediately start the process to annex them all or else it risks undermining its own sustainable growth plans.
David A
Senior Member
Honestly, I feel this could actually turn out to be a good thing.
For years Edmonton has been very focused on adding jobs in the outlying areas (many actually not even in the city) while attracting businesses and offices to our more central areas has been neglected.
For years Edmonton has been very focused on adding jobs in the outlying areas (many actually not even in the city) while attracting businesses and offices to our more central areas has been neglected.