Richard Froese
South Peace News
Big Lakes County Reeve Tyler Airth wants the county to seek Crown land to help the county grow.
At council’s regular meeting Aug. 28, a notice of motion from Airth was included in the agenda package and requests that the issue be discussed at the next regular council meeting Sept. 11.
He presented a motion that administration prepare a report exploring land release opportunities from the province, including viable agricultural land held by the Crown that is not currently in an active Forest Management Agreement (FMA).
“The purpose of this notice is to seek council’s direction on exploring opportunities for possible land release from the provincial government, Airth says.
“This initiative aligns with the second pillar in our strategic plan, which emphasizes growth.”
Previous efforts have explored the release of Crown property for private sale in the Frost Hills area, he states.
But there is viable and productive land distributed throughout the municipality, identifying and securing this land would be beneficial for continued growth.