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The city released its annual report this week and council was pleased with it. The annual report details the city’s accomplishments and gives a good general snapshot for the year of 2011. Coun. Cary Fisher was enthusiastic about the report, say-
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ing that he read it from cover to cover. “The city is in good shape,� Fisher said. “We have reserves, project wise, in the future.� Coun. Kathy Moore echoes Fisher’s enthusiasm, thanking staff for their work. Moore made a few comments. One had to do with the mine addit situation. She suggested staff add a comment about negotiations with
Teck on the matter now being closed, as the City, museum and Teck have moved on to the next phase of planning. She wanted a statement to add to make it clearer for the public. Moore also brought up the topic of connection cost charges (CCCs), worried that since the development cost charges have now been withdrawn, there would be nothing
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to negotiate with if a developer comes to town. She also expressed concerns that the report shows that they expected something implemented back in January. Mayor Greg Granstrom noted that the report only incorporates the year 2011, and so the addit situation would not be included as resolved, because the word that Teck would not be reopening it came this year.
As for the CCC implementation, Granstrom said that council has too much on its plate at the moment to worry about that. He noted that the city would have no problem negotiating prior to any development coming to town. He said the city had control over any new negotiations. See Council on P. 3
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