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County forwarding $1 5M to Whitecourt, endorses immigration plan: Woodlands council highlights

A misunderstanding over a pay cut made waves during a recent Woodlands County Council meeting

A misunderstanding over a pay cut made waves during a recent Woodlands County Council meeting Back in mid-April of 2020, Woodlands County Council passed a motion that directed their Administration to reduce Council honorariums until they could get back to doing in-person meetings. Like the Town of Whitecourt, Woodlands County holds online meetings and Council members and staff tune in, often from home. The motion, brought forward by Mayor John Burrows, directed Administration to lower the elected official honorariums by ten percent. It also included reducing the professional development funds, per elected official, by five thousand dollars for 2020. Since then, the Council Chamber was equipped with the technology needed to live stream meetings so that even when they return to in-person attendance, residents near and far can tune in to keep up to date on Woodlands County Council happenings. At the time, the motion included a stipulation that once Council returned, in-pe

County council debates $1 3M road repair, traffic speeds for Whitecourt-area roads

County council debates $1 3M road repair, traffic speeds for Whitecourt-area roads
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Hay leaseholder agreement sparks controversy at Woodlands County meeting I don t like the optics on this, -Mayor Burrows

Hay leaseholder agreement sparks controversy at Woodlands County meeting. “I don’t like the optics on this,” -Mayor Burrows A seemingly simple item on the March 23 Woodlands County meeting agenda ended up sparking a long debate, including multiple defeated motions. Two standing hay license agreements were up for renewal. The first was a 16-acre parcel of land located just off Flats Road. The previous leaseholder was the only bid received. Council’s conversation was short, resulting in a new contract for Merrifield Farms Ltd. The second hay license agreement did not go as smoothly. As the expired lease contract holder, Councillor Govenlock could not speak or vote. The land, 145 acres at the airport, received two tenders one from Govenlock and one from a registered company (1775203 AB Ltd). The highest bidder was the registered company who outbid Councillor Govenlock by 39 cents. Govenlock held the lease for two previous contracts, both for five years (three year

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