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CARBON FIRE MEETING NOVEMBER 29th, 1982
A meeting was held in the Carbon Village Office on Monday, November 29th 1982
with the following people present
Don Appleyard, George Appleyard, Bill Horn, Ted Schmidt and Wendy Sowerby
G A Berdahl, Robert E Boake, Otto Hoff, R G Campbell and J C Jeffery
Various items were discussed including -
1 STill having radio problems
2 Carbon would be willing to retrofit a water truck if we supplied one
3 Mentioned charging for highway fires
4 Left copies of Trochu and Three Hills agreements with them and they will get back
to us prior to December l4th, 1982
MINUTES OF THE RUARKVILLE TAXPAYERS MEETING held on November 29th, 1982
at the home of Paul Meier
at an 7 35 P M Mr. Art Chamberlain agreed to chair
The meeting began points and order of the evenings
the meeting and invited suggestions as to the p rdda be adopted in
agenda Mr Ken Penner suggested that the order of the age as
on the notice sheet handed out to Ruarkville residents
Mr seconded it
Mr Penner made this a motion, Mr
and all were in favor
Mr. Ken Penner suggested that a quick recap of the last meeting
the group had and the subsequent events that occurred night put the present
meeting in perspective Mr. Penner then made his reArttChamberlain and Richard
around the trip that Mr. Penner, Mr. P. Meiers, Mr
Maerz hhd made to Edmonton'to see ConnieOsterman
andeto upcoming and
clarify Ruarkvilles` status in regards t p grants
past water projects.
Other questions suggested for the evenings agenda were
What is Ruarkvilles portion ( cost) of the new water project? What is the
Ruarkvil
M D proposing as a procedure to repay 3�'s debt? What would the
possibility be of incorporating a split mill rate as outlined in Section 96 5
of the Municipal Taxation Act?
He said that at last
` Mr Richard Maerz is welcomed to the ortiongwould be about $92000.00
look it appeared that Ruarkvilles water cost p as company
Final costs have not been calculated yetthe He also system andtthatathis t would be of
was interested in purchasing water
benefit to all water payers. Mr Maerz then said that the M.D. had decide
that the cost of the water system would be payed for through a "user -pay it
system
Some questions asked of Mr Maerz involved the apparent difference
in taxes paid in the Town of Three Hills conprared to those in Ruarkville of houses
Chamberlain displayed an overhead sheet with information showing residents
and their respective taxes. It was generally agrees ttaty parts,.,
the
,paid an average of $175.00 to $250 00 morel than their cto adequately judge
Town Mr Maerz said the information was
that supposition
Mr Chamberlain asked if it was possible to obtain an audited statement
regarding the revenue exacted from Riarthatlinformation x t e
couldbegainedufromille
in the past few years Mr. Maerz sa
the audited books at the M.D office
Mr Maerz was then asked about the possibility of a split will rate
as outlined in Section 96 5 of the Municipal Taxation Act Mr Maerz said he
would look into it
A question regarding what had happened to the $500 per capita
grant was posed to Mr Maerz He said it hadast and thatl the cfunds thad pall
it to suppress rising property taxes in the p rant money
been spent. There was also discussion on the availability f Discussion
and Mr Maerz said that it was unable to secure another grant.
then centered on who was responsible for this oversight, the M.D Council
or the Provincial Government
Mr Ken Penner, in trying to put a perspective on the evening meeting
said that ha felt that Ruarkville and lower than average
residents
with higher than average taxes
being
handled by a large rural government structure e
urban community
cil members were more experienced with .M
suggested that perhaps the M.D. coun
rural needs.
Mr. Ken Penner, moved that Mr Maerz get support from the M D Council
to improve the roads in Ruarkville with better resurfaciinngg at no
additional cost to the residents of Ruarkville
Mr. Maerz discussed the possibility of various types of resurfacing
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Mr Jerry Unger moved that at least 50% of Ruarkvilles tax revenue
be spent back in Ruarkville for the coming tax year. CARRIED-
Mr Maerz said that to be effective, the motion must be in the form
of a petition
Mr Maerz said that he would hope to have more specific information
available at the annual meeting of his municipal area in December or February
Thanks was extended to Mr. Maerz for attending the meeting
Move for adjournment by Jerry Unger CARRIED:
Meeting ended at 9.45 P M
38 Ruarkville Community members present
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ROAD COMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 29th 1982
Robert E Boake, R G Campbell, J C Jeffery
1 L Malaka project - okay to write off
2 Reviewed Garson Pit with Doug Hazelton - Doug to get back to
near 20,000 yards
3 Reviewed lease with Vic Garson - see agenda report
would like 45� per cubic yard for 1983
4 Reviewed Orkeny Hill gre gravel - no gravel on it as yet -
Alberta Transportation and he advises will be done as soon a�
5 Hesketh Blade Grade - okay to write off except seeding and fe
Have advised George and Norman
6 Grant Paget Project NE/ NE 22- 30 -24 -4 - ditch cleaning - re(
council to pay half of project - total cost $440 00 - Z coy
7 Hutterite Beynon Project- okay to write off
8 Oil Company Road - west of 10- 31 -23 -4 okay to write off
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UNCOMPLETED APPROVED ROAD PROJECTS 1982
MAIN -CREW
1 Division
5 -
Jesske Project -
West
of
25 & 36 in 31 -24 -4 2 miles
Albrecht Project - Hill Cut - West
2 Division
3 -
Acme NW North of
35 &
36
and East of 36 & 25 in 29 -26 -4
- 4 miles
3 Division
2
Poffenroth West
of 26
&
36 in 29 -24 -4
2 miles
4 Division
2
Halstead - West
of 29
in
29 -23 -4 -
1 mile
5 Division
#1
Harsch Project -
West
of
13 -2$ , 4
1 mile
SMALL CREW
1 Division
#6 -
Intersection SW 1- 34 -27 -4
1 mile
2 Division
#6 -
Albrecht Project - Hill Cut - West
of 7- 33 -24 -4
3 Division
6 -
Kerns and Williams Hill Cut - NE
8- 34 -24 -4 and N of 8
in 30 -25 -4
2 miles
33
-25 -4
4 Division
# 7
- Wagstaff Project - West of 31- 34 -23
-4
5 Division
#7 -
Sich Project - South of 3- 33-22 -4
1 mile
6 Division
#5 -
Debeaudrap or Kubenic Project or
Gorman Project
BLADE GRADES•
2 mile
4 mile
4 mile
z mile
1 mile
1 mile
1 Division
4
Oelke South of 30- 32 -26 -4
1 mile
2 Division
3
Klassen West of 26 & 35
in 30 -26 -4
2 miles
3 Division
#2
- Toews - West of 13 & 24
in 30 -25 -4
2 miles
4 Division
#2
- MacDonald - West of 29
- 28 -24 -4
1 mile
5 Division
1
- Hesketh South - West of
6- 28 -21 -4
1 mile
FIRST - TIME - GRAVEL
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1 Division
6 - West of 34 & 27
in 33 -26 -4
2 Division
6 - West of 13 & 24
in 34 -25 -4
3 Division
3 - Klassen West of
26 & 35 in 30 -26 -4
4 Division
2 - MacDonald Blade
- West of 17 , 20 and 29 in 28 -24 -4
PAVING:
1 Division 1 - West of 9 and thru 34 & 27 in 29 -21 -4 #837 - 3 miles
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