In a 23-page decision, Parkland County revoked GraceLife Church's expansion development permit because of concerns over traffic and parking.
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“Really, we feel, comparison wise, something that belongs in the city, where they have area structure plans, which incorporate having religious institutions that can be that size.”to add 50,000 square feet to the existing facility GraceLife Church is built on a former farmer’s field a few kilometres west of Edmonton city limits, surrounded by low-density subidvisions build in the 1970s, gravel roads, Enoch Cree Nation to the north and the Edmonton Corn Maze directly beside it. Currie said the scale of the project just didn’t fit the area.“They were able to come out here and get cheap land — and it might have great access for the highway, but that highway is our only access in and out of Edmonton.
Bigger than that, they say they worry about the county approving other big projects that clash with the lifestyle that drew residents to living in a rural setting.Canada’s auto sector braces for ‘chaos and damage’ from Trump tariffs“It’s trying to keep that feel of the neighbourhood, I think,” he said, adding he isn’t against development — it just has to be right for the area.
Edmonton is rapidly expanding outwards and Currie said that growth isn’t limited to city limits — meaning he’d like to see the county be forward-thinking about future land use in order to ensure developments are appropriate for the areas they’re proposed in.
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