St. Albert city council decided by vote on Tuesday that their top two advocacy priorities moving forward are to obtain the necessary funding to service Lakeview Business District and to push the provincial government for increased annual transfers.
St. Albert's recently re-elected MLA, Marie Renaud, has won a second election in as many months as the NDP-rep received the most votes for the Gazette's 2023 Reader's Choice Awards for favourite local politician.
As St. Albert city council comes to terms with a limited ability to take on long-term debt moving forward, a municipal finance and governance expert says the city is restricted when it comes to other financing strategies and new ways of generating revenue.
As part of St. Albert city council's long-term debt strategy meeting with senior financial services staff last week, council was presented with an updated list of project charters that will likely require debt financing.
In an email, Mayor Cathy Heron said over her time on council and as mayor, she thinks the city has already exhausted its options for new methods of generating revenue.