The City of Grande Prairie is inviting regional residents to let Council know their views and opinions on the range of options that must be reviewed to cope with the region’s continuing growth.

“We have had a new page created on the City’s web-site, so that all residents in the region can provide their comments and input on the issue,” said Mayor Wayne Ayling today, as the new feature was launched.  

“People wishing to seek feedback from the City – can post their information on our site at www.cityofgp.com/growth. We will be monitoring that section on a regular basis and I assure all local people that we will do all we can to answer any questions posed on the site,” added the Mayor.

 The launch of the web-site and seeking public input and questions is the City’s first step in preparing for regional meetings with officials of Alberta Municipal Affairs to look at options to deal with the region’s rapid economic growth.

Mayor Ayling and other members of Council met with Municipal Affairs minister, Rob Renner, in Edmonton last week to review possible solutions to the developments that are leading to both industrial and population growth.   An outcome of that meeting is the offer of a senior official to assist all municipalities in the region to review the choices on how best to cope.

“We felt the City would be in a better position to deal with those discussions if we had a clear understanding of the views, opinions and, possibly, concerns before our planning meeting with the regional municipalities and the official from Alberta Municipal Affairs,” said the Mayor.