Grande Prairie County eyes Clairmont street renaming, re-addressing costs
County Council wants a full accounting of what it would cost to re-address properties in Clairmont before moving ahead with new street names.
County of Grande Prairie Council, meeting Aug. 24, directed administration to report back on the costs of re-addressing properties within the Hamlet of Clairmont and on public engagement options for naming streets. Administration was also asked to draft a Municipal Addressing Bylaw and Addressing Standards to guide the process.
Council also dealt with several policy items, approving Policy N49 on bond agreements that allow commercial vehicles to exceed road ban limits, and Policy N3 governing gravel donation requests for community facilities. A separate policy on approaches built by resource companies was reviewed as part of a routine post-election policy check.
On land use, council gave final reading to three rezoning bylaws: 2.20 hectares near Sexsmith moving to Highway Industrial, 4.05 hectares near Teepee Creek shifting between country residential designations, and one lot in Bezanson changing to Medium Residential.
Council set the 2026 annual tax sale date for Oct. 23 and reviewed a 2026 property tax summary. It also approved $84,769 in continued funding for the South Peace Regional Archives over a new three-year term, with amounts rising to $87,312 in 2028 and $89,931 in 2029, plus the purchase of tickets to a Nitehawk Adventure Park fundraiser on Sept. 19. Council's next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 21.
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