Medicine Hat council to weigh Riverside Corridor design, Heron Crossing deferral
City council meets Monday to decide on road design options, a stalled infrastructure project and a decade-long tax dispute at a Southeast Medicine Hat property.
Medicine Hat City Council will consider several infrastructure and budget items at its Sept. 21 meeting. Administration is recommending council approve a Riverside Corridor Enhancement Project design that keeps the existing road width, adds curb extensions at seven critical locations, and excludes a multi-use trail.
Council will also revisit the Heron Crossing project, with administration recommending it be deferred and that no further design or construction work proceed for now. Interim Director of Municipal Works Sandeep Pareek and Planning Engineer John Ashton are set to speak to council on the matter.
Other agenda items include second and third readings of a bylaw replacing the city's Subdivision and Development Appeal Board rules, and proposed changes to the policy governing public appointments to city boards and committees. Council will also consider a request for municipal tax cancellations and refunds for a property at 623 4 Street S.E., covering the 2016 to 2025 tax years; the Corporate Services Committee is recommending against approval, noting the owner did not file assessment appeals within the required period.
Director of Finance Lola Barta will give council an information-only presentation on the 2027-28 budget. Before the 6:30 p.m. public session, council will hold a closed session to discuss Heron Crossing, an inter-municipal committee debrief, the budget and a land matter. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Oct. 5.
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