City of Red Deer
Click here for survey to share your solutions for crime and community safety!
From The City of Red Deer
Online survey on crime and community safety
Starting today, citizens can go online to share their ideas for improving community safety and reducing crime with The City of Red Deer.
In November, The City hosted six in-person public meetings on community safety. Approximately 200 people attended and shared their top concerns related to crime and community safety, as well as actions that can be taken that will have an immediate to short-term impact on improving the issues. From the in-person meetings, the top five issues identified were: property crime, justice and enforcement, addictions and substance abuse, personal and community safety, and economic / business impact.
These top issues are included in the online survey, and participants will be asked to identify actions that The City of Red Deer, citizens, business, police and other orders of government (including provincial and federal) can take to tackle these concerns.
“Crime and community safety is our number one priority and by launching online engagement, we can hear from as many people as possible as not everyone was able to attend the in-person sessions,” said City Manager Allan Seabrooke. “Through this engagement we are partnering with the public to determine actions we can each take that will have a direct and immediate impact on improving the community safety issues we are currently experiencing.”
Red Deer, like many other communities across the province and the nation, currently faces drug, health and economic challenges that are affecting the city and the people who live here. While The City of Red Deer has a number of crime reduction and community safety related programs, initiatives and services already underway, there is always room for improvement, and The City wants to hear from citizens on what else we can collectively do.
“The online survey is about prioritizing community safety. Over the last year, City Council and The City of Red Deer, have worked to make decisions that acknowledge the social, economic and community safety challenges we face because of the economic, health and drug crisis in our province and western Canada. We know there is more to be done, and we need our community’s feedback with solutions that can be implemented in the short term so that everyone in our community feels safe in their home, neighbourhood and our city,” said Mayor Tara Veer.
To participate in the online survey and learn more about crime reduction and community safety related work, visit www.reddeer.ca/bettertogether. The online engagement will remain open to the public until December 31, 2019.
City of Red Deer
Nominations are in for the by-election to replace beloved citizen and City Councillor Michael Dawe
Nominations are in for the 2024 By-Election
The nominations are in for the historic By-Election that will take place in Red Deer on April 22, 2024.
“This is history in the making,” said Jessica Robinson, Returning Officer for The City of Red Deer. “For the first time, Red Deer residents will take to the polls to fill a vacant Councillor seat, and these 10 candidates have added their names on the ballot.”
The 10 candidates running for Councillor in the upcoming By-Election are:
- BUCHANAN, S.H. (Buck)
- CHILIBECK, Jason
- COLLINGS, Mark
- CULLEN-SAIK, Linda
- HUIZING, Hans
- KRAHN, Chad
- MACDONALD, Ashley
- MILANEY, Liam (The Level)
- TWEEDLE, Jaelene
- YZERMAN, Calvin
By-Election Day is Monday, April 22, 2024, with advance voting days on April 18, 19 and 20.
Residents are encouraged to visit elections.reddeer.ca for information about the Election including the full list of candidates, voting opportunities, and frequently asked questions.
City of Red Deer
Land Use Bylaw changes to promote more housing options and more overlap between commercial, industrial and residential
Public Hearing on updated Land Use Bylaw on April 15
At Monday’s regular City Council meeting, City Council passed first reading on the Land Use Bylaw, also known as the Zoning Bylaw, triggering a legislatively required public hearing to be held on April 15.
Notable proposed changes include:
- Reducing 11 residential districts to 9 zones
- Reducing 7 commercial districts to 6 zones
- Reducing 5 industrial districts to 3 zones
- More permitted uses in each zone
- More gentle density options to provide increased housing options, including house suites, backyard suites, tiny homes, and duplexes
- Increased building heights, that considers sightlines and privacy of existing dwellings
- Greater flexibility for development applications
- New regulations to gently transition existing neighbourhoods to maintain characte
A summary of all proposed changes can be viewed online at reddeer.ca/LUBreview.
Items not changing in the proposed Zoning Bylaw include:
- Waskasoo and Woodlea Character Statements
- Signage regulations
- Any property with existing regulations
With the passing of first reading, the public is invited to provide additional input at the Public Hearing during the regular City Council meeting on April 15, 2024. Following the Public Hearing, City Council can consider additional amendments to the proposed bylaw.
“The changes won’t result in drastic changes to our cityscape overnight, but instead will lead to slow and gentle changes, including making development easier and allow for more permitted uses,” said Emily Damberger, Manager of City Planning & Growth. “We invite our public to read the proposed bylaw, including the summary of potential changes in advance of the Public Hearing on April 15.”
The proposed Land Use Bylaw or Zoning Bylaw can be viewed in its entirety on reddeer.ca/LUBreview.
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