By Troy Gillard

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

Public hearing for Molly Banister Drive extension set for Oct. 27

Oct 14, 2020 | 11:42 AM

A special meeting of Red Deer city council has been scheduled in order to allow enough time for what will surely be an eventful public hearing.

The future of Molly Banister Drive will be discussed at the hearing slated for Tuesday, Oct. 27 starting at 1 p.m. and running until 9 p.m., if necessary.

Council is considering an amendment to the city’s Municipal Development Plan to remove the protected roadway alignment for the extension of Molly Banister Drive to connect to 40 Avenue at 22 Street. They are also considering an amendment to the East Hill Major Area Structure Plan to remove the protected roadway alignment as well as the future emergency services facility and the collector road that is located in the same quarter section.

City council will be attending the Oct. 27 public hearing in Council Chambers via videoconference. Council Chambers remains closed to the public at this time.

Those wishing to take part in the hearing in person are invited to attend at the Westerner Park Harvest Centre. Members of the public will be allowed to make presentations from this site provided the presentation is provided to legislativeservices@reddeer.ca by noon on Friday, October 23. Attendees will be required to wear masks and physical distance and adhere to all public health regulations.

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Members of the public can also dial into the public hearing by phone (by dialing 1-833-714-0895 and entering code 7198953).

In both cases, presentations will be limited to 10 minutes.

Written submissions are due by this Friday, Oct. 16.

A video livestream of the public hearing and council debate will also be shown via the city’s website

More details on the Oct. 27 public hearing are available here.

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