Municipalities minister creates council exploring ways to increase infrastructure funding

Alberta forms new council to tackle municipal infrastructure gap - Pipestone Flyer

The Alberta government is working with industry to develop new tools to finance municipal infrastructure development. In a June 23 press conference in Jasper, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams announced a new minister’s council focused on financing municipal infrastructure has been formed. The new council aims to address a gap between municipal infrastructure needs and finances, compounded by population and economic growth. “As Alberta’s c…

Alberta forms new council to tackle municipal infrastructure gap

The Alberta government is working with industry to develop new tools to finance municipal infrastructure development. In a June 23 press conference in Jasper, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams announced a new minister’s council focused on financing municipal infrastructure has been formed. The new council aims to address a gap between municipal infrastructure needs and finances, compounded by population and economic growth. “As Alberta’s c…

Municipalities minister creates council exploring ways to increase infrastructure funding

Alberta’s municipal affairs minister has assembled a panel of stakeholders to look for ways to increase funding for infrastructure projects without raising taxes.

Province studies new ways municipalities could pay for growth infrastructure

Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams speaks Tuesday as the province announced a new minister’s council to study infrastructure financing options for municipalities. Screenshot / Government of Alberta.captiontext { font-size:90%;font-style: italic;margin-right:20px; } Alberta’s government is studying new financing options that could shape how municipalities pay for roads, water systems, transit and other core infrastructure as growing communit…