FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Highlights – March 11, 2025
Valleyview, Alberta
Greenview Approves Asset Disposal
Greenview has advanced its Asset Management plan and practices to better guide and manage its assets, following the procedures outlined in Policy 9100 (Disposal of Assets). As per Policy 9100, Administration will post the approved surplus assets on Greenview’s website, allowing Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) to view them. Upon receiving a written request from an NPO, Administration will communicate with the organization to provide details about the requested assets posted on the site and will disperse to the successful NPO. This will be open for six (6) weeks from March 12 to April 22, 2025. Council authorized Administration to list and sell the items as identified in the Schedule of 2025 Surplus Assets to be disposed of attachment on Greenview’s website for Non-profit Organizations (NPO) for a period of six (6) weeks.
Lemonade Day Support Approved to Promote Grovedale Youth Entrepreneurship
Community Futures Grande Prairie and Region is hosting the 2025 Lemonade Day on June 14, 2025, in Grovedale, Alberta and is expanding the program to Grovedale this year to introduce entrepreneurship to kids and give them hands-on experience with running their own businesses through their lemonade stands. Council approved a sponsorship in the amount of $500.00 to Community Futures Grande Prairie and Region for the 2025 Lemonade Day event on June 14, 2025, in Grovedale, Alberta, with funds to come from the 2025 Community Services Donations and Sponsorships budget.
Area Structure Plans for Hamlets of DeBolt and Ridgevalley/Crooked Creek Adopted by Greenview
Structure Plan for both the Hamlet of DeBolt and Hamlet of Ridgevalley & Crooked Creek area. In 2023, Greenview hired Invistec Consulting Ltd. to prepare the draft Area Structure Plans (ASP) and assist in engaging local landowners to ensure the future development of these communities were in keeping with the aspirations of local residents and their interests. After nearly two years of drafting, public consultation, Council reviews, and adjustments, these ASPs have been adopted to guide and support future investment in these communities. The hope is these will guide future investors and infrastructure development while maintaining the elements existing residents value and seek to maintain.
The goals of these ASPs are to:
- Improve recreational opportunities within the surrounding area;
- Attract local businesses to the area;
- Preserve and protect environmentally significant areas;
- Enhance the provision of institutional services; and
- Preserve the safe and tranquil nature of Ridgevalley and Crooked Creek while encouraging and retaining families in the community.
In order to achieve these goals, the ASP policies address developmental setbacks, diversifying residential development, redeveloping vacant/underutilized lots, locating commercial developments within the ASP boundary, and designating spaces for future parks/trail systems and public infrastructure. Reports related to this project can be accessed via the Engage Greenview site, where they are found under “Projects”: www.engagegreenview.ca
Grovedale Cemetery Capital Grant Approved
The Grovedale Cemetery Committee submitted a capital grant request in the amount of $40,465.00 for tree removal at the Grovedale cemetery. This cemetery is owned by Greenview and operated and maintained by the Grovedale Cemetery Committee, a committee appointed by Council. Council approved a capital grant in the amount of $40,465.00 to the Grovedale Cemetery Committee for tree removal at the Grovedale cemetery, with funds to come from the Community Services Grants budget.
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Upcoming Events and Meetings
- March 25, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting, Valleyview Council Chambers
- March 26, 2025 – Agricultural Services Board Meeting, Valleyview Council Chambers
- April 8, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting, Valleyview Council Chambers
- April 15, 2025 – Committee of the Whole, Grande Cache Public Service Building
Media inquiries may be directed to:
Stacey Sevilla | Manager, Communications & Marketing | Direct: 780-524-7625
stacey.sevilla@mdgreenview.ab.ca
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