Property Rights

[Horse]

Another Thurber report what the hell good does it do other than an income for the members on the comittie????

[coppertop]

Horse, the Land Use Policy Framework discussions have been going on for some time. Up to this point there have been at least 20 meetings with various groups plus one three day session in Red Deer in December to gather as much information as possible so the government could move forward with implementing a land use framework that is crucial in this time of unprecedented growth in Alberta.

There will likely be either a discussion paper or a series of public meetings where interested parties can make presentations. I don't know if you remember when the government rolled out the Water Act or not, but there had been numerous meetings prior to that happening, I parcitiated in several of them as a private citizen, the same goes for the consultation process leading up to the implmentation of the Agricultural Operations Practices Act.

There were two separate sets of public consultation on that legislation, and much of what various groups and individuals suggested ended up in the legislation.

The Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, and the Alberta Urban Municipalities Associatin have already prepared position papers on this land use framework, and before it ever becomes legislation every environmental group,umbrella groups for various resource industries etc., will certainly provide their input. This is a huge undertaking, and one that is long overdue. It is a cross ministry initiative with Sustainable Resource Development taking the lead.