Serving the communities of Rimbey, Bentley, Bluffton, Winfield, Alder Flats and Buck Lake
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Volume 15 Number 25
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Council rescinds library motion By Treena Mielke
High school rodeo action: Brady Betlamini of Bluffton leaps from his palomino onto the steer in hopes of wrestling the animal into the Ponoka dirt at the Alberta Provincial High School Rodeo Finals, June 7 to 9. Betlamini finished third and advances to nationals in Wyoming. Bareback rider Cole Nicholson from Bluffton won his event and also advances. Photo by Amelia Naismith
A motion that greased the wheels of controversy in Rimbey for several months has been rescinded by council. At its regular meeting June 10 — which lasted less than 10 minutes — council unanimously agreed to rescind a motion made by Coun. Paul Payson earlier this year to sell the town administration building to the Rimbey Municipal Library Board for $1. The motion included the condition the town have first right of refusal for $1 if the library board decided to sell the building. The decision came on the heels of a non-binding public vote asking residents if they agreed the library should expand into the existing municipal building resulting in the town office relocating to the Provincial Building. Out of 1,800 eligible voters, 625 (35 per cent) cast ballots with the majority (361) against the proposal, and 264 in support. The results became official four days after the June 3 vote. There was no discussion at the council table prior to the motion made by Payson to resend his original motion and the council chamber was almost empty with only two people attendance. The almost deserted council chamber was a direct contrast to recent prior meetings, when the gallery was full of concerned citizens. The plebiscite, manned by town employees Kathy Blakely and Melissa Beebe, cost the town around $1,500 and included the printing of the ballots and manhours. Bench approval A request for permission to place a park bench in the West Haven Cemetery has been given the goahead by council. A bench could be placed in West Haven in memory of Balzer Heisler, who was interred in the cemetery on the west side of the columbarium in March 2012. The bench is to be placed on the west side, facing the columbarium. Council complied with the recommendations by the cemetery board that the bench would be constructed of either granite or concrete aggregate with specifications to be reviewed by the CAO prior to purchase and that it would be placed in a common area.
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