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City council approved an increase in transit fares in order to recover the costs of the ACCESS Airdrie service to Calgary and InterCity Express (ICE) Service, Feb. 6.

Airdrie’s annual market value assessments show an upward trend in value for residential and non-residential properties. There has been a 5.66 per cent increase in the total number of parcels between 2011 and 2012 and a 2.

City Manager Paul Schulz reported a $1.2-million budget shortfall due to staff errors at the regular council meeting, Feb. 6. The mistakes were made in the capital budget for building two fire halls, the King’s Heights and Chinook Winds stations.

The City will not be re-implementing an integrated ambulance and fire service because of restrictions put on the municipality by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

City council amended the 2012 operating budget to accommodate repairs to the roof of the Parks’ building, located at 15 East Lake Hill, Feb. 6.

The Bragg Creek Husky station, located in the hamlet at the corner of highways 22 and 22X, burned down Jan. 30. The fire, which broke out just after 8 p.m.

Rocky View Schools is asking the City of Airdrie to forgo a final off-site levy payment of $579,525 to keep the school divisionís capital reserves from plunging deeper in debt. The division paid $2.

Danielle Smith stopped in Airdrie for the second of five pre-election policy announcements, this time regarding the Provinceís education system, Feb. 2.

County councillors unanimously approved an $800,000 budget adjustment for the Bragg Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Rocky Viewís staff is considering an overhaul of the Countyís planning operation processes, making them more streamlined and customer oriented. The Process Redesign Team (PRT), which began its work in early 2011, presented an update to council, Jan.