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County maintains status quo on Bearspaw Roads

The speed limit on Woodland and Burma Roads will not change. After hearing public input, June 15, the Infrastructure and Operations Committee decided it would be best to leave the current posted speed of 80 km per hour.

The speed limit on Woodland and Burma Roads will not change.

After hearing public input, June 15, the Infrastructure and Operations Committee decided it would be best to leave the current posted speed of 80 km per hour.

The issue will be revisited after a transportation study is completed in conjunction with the Bearspaw Community Development Strategy.

The issue was first brought to the Infrastructure and Committee meeting on June 9, 2009 when some residents stated their concern with public and wildlife safety because of the volume and speed of vehicles on these roads.

At that time, the committee eliminated passing zones and installed safety signs along the stretch. In addition, it directed staff to look at the cost and feasibility of moving mailboxes and installing solar powered flashing stop signs at the intersection of Bearspaw Road and Burma Road.

However, since the opening of Stoney Trail, traffic has decreased in the area, lessening concerns.

The Infrastructure and Operations Committee endorsed a request for funding from Western Sky Land Trust, at its meeting, June 15.

Council will consider giving the organization $15,000 during its 2011 budget deliberations.

Western Sky, founded in 2005, is a locally based land trust that works to conserve watershed lands inside and outside towns, villages and hamlets in the Calgary region.

Reeve Lois Habberfield and Division 6 Councillor Greg Boehlke voted against the request.

The Infrastructure and Operations Committee expressed interest in a request by the Calgary Region Airshed Zone (CRAZ) for Rocky View County to become a member of its organization, June 15.

Membership would cost the County 10 cents per capita. The matter will be brought to council for deliberation during the 2011 budget discussion.

CRAZ is non-profit organization that monitors, analyzes and provides information and develops strategies to manage air quality. It is made up of 15 directors representing government departments, agencies, municipalities, industry, non-government organizations and the public.

Its goal is to add a 10 cent fee to license plates to collect funding for its initiatives.

CRAZ has been operating for a year and has evolved into the ninth Airshed Zone in the province. The zone covers 32,000 square kilometres from Lake Louise to Hussar, and from Airdrie to Claresholm.


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