There could soon be movement on money Edmonton says it is owed by the Alberta government, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said after meeting with Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver.
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi met with Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver to ask for tens of millions of dollars in funding support. Breanna Karstens-Smith reports.It’s been a month since Amarjeet Sohi penned a six-page letter to the province. In it, he outlined nine areas the city said the province owes tens of millions in funding.
The province is not required to pay taxes to the City of Edmonton on its properties, but a long-standing grant program has seen the province essentially reimburse the city for some of those costs. Two weeks ago, Sohi said the province paying its property taxes would help put the city in a better position — a message he reiterated on Monday.“Having all that money restored will go a long way to us relieving some of the pressures on property taxes.”The mayor is confident a solution will be found.“There was no firm commitment but there was a very strong desire to continue to work with us,” Sohi said of McIver’s response to his requests.
Not on the agenda: Bill 20. The proposed law, introduced last month by Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government, would give cabinet broad authority to dismiss councillors and overturn local bylaws.The bill would also allow political parties to run in municipal elections — for now in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta’s two largest cities.
“It’s a bit of a rush simply because the next municipal election is halfway through next year, or, the third Monday in October,” McIver explained.
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