Utilities Committee
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Councillors set Edmonton rates to handle floods, sewer stink and BlatchfordRate increases to pay for decades of upgrades to Edmonton's sewer system were approved by city council's utilities committee on Friday. Councillors also set the rate plan in motion for Blatchford's development.EnvironmentNov 1, 2019
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City councillor raises concerns about financial agreements around next Edmonton composterCouncil's utilities committee has agreed on the next step in approving a $12 million demolition of the composter facility, but one councillor doesn't agrees with the plan for the replacement building.EnvironmentSep 27, 2019
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Edmonton composter building to cost $12M to tear downIt'll cost $12 million to finish the job that heat and chemicals from the aerobic composting process started. On Friday, the utilities committee will be asked to approve the demolition budget to tear down the Aeration Hall Building.EnvironmentSep 16, 2019
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Edmonton councillor feels infill development utility pilot project is unfairPaquette questions why city council would be willing to increase your EPCOR bill to pay for utility upgrades in the core but won't install water and sewers for a key industrial park.EconomyJun 25, 2019
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Edmonton’s very own single-use plastic ban could mirror federal oneEdmontonians will learn in the next couple of weeks how close a local ban on single-use plastic would be to the one Ottawa has planned for 2021.CanadaJun 10, 2019
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Opinions clash on Calgary flood mitigation bermsOpinions from two different Calgary neighbourhoods clashed when a city committee received its annual flood mitigation update Wednesday.CanadaMay 16, 2019
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Future Edmonton property tax hike one option to plug $93M Blatchford shortfallCity council's utilities committee was presented with one unlikely option to build a special green utility for Blatchford: a 0.4 per cent property tax increase to cover off a missing $93 million.EnvironmentMar 22, 2019
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Edmonton will see utility rate hike; council may consider full privatization of garbage collectionCity council will be asked to approve 2.5 per cent utility rate hikes over the next four years to pay for changes coming to waste management in Edmonton.EnvironmentNov 16, 2018
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Some Edmonton city councillors questioning why Blatchford needs more moneyA new report released just prior to Edmonton City Council's utilities committee meeting Thursday calls for another $52 million to be invested in Blatchford's district energy system.EconomyOct 25, 2018
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Utility committee wants more info from EPCOR on river valley solar planMembers of Edmonton's utility committee asked EPCOR to provide more details to back a request to build a solar farm to power the E.L. Smith Water Treatment Plant at 169 Street and 35 Avenue.EnvironmentFeb 24, 2018
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