Water Valley / Winchell Lake ASP
In September 2009, the draft Water Valley/Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan was released. We received public comments and held an additional workshop to gain further insight on the draft. The comments received provided invaluable information and were an important step towards incorporating the concerns of stakeholders into the WV/WL ASP process.
On April 10, 2010 approximately 43 residents participated in a Design Charrette exercise at the Water Valley Community Center. Participants were divided into six groups and each group collectively allocated the following land uses within the Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan boundary: agricultural, residential, commercial/industrial, recreational, environmentally significant lands/open space, and natural resource extraction.
Mapbooks were provided at each table which covered a variety of topics (eg. relative water availability, slopes) to help participants understand the competing pressures within the landscape and to allocate each of these land uses. The maps can be found below under "Water Valley/Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan Documents".
Each table presented their finalized plans to the larger group and design scorecards were filled out by all to assess how well each of the plans complied with the guiding principles. Comments were also collected regarding what residents liked, disliked, and wished to see changed. This information was then compiled to create a summary report for each of the plans produced at the Design Charrette. Plans and Summaries can be found below under "Water Valley/Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan Documents".
On April 12, 2010 the Steering Committee began the task of consolidating all of the plans into a single land use concept. This consolidated plan, once completed, will serve as the basis from which policy will be created to ensure that the vision developed by the residents of the Water Valley and Winchell Lake area is both realized and respected.
Following the formation of a land use concept, the Steering Committee requested that a survey be sent out to all landowners in the plan area. The purpose of this survey is to gain community input in regards to the proposed draft land use concept. The survey results will be used by the Steering Committee to develop the goals, objectives and policies of the Area Structure Plan.
Mountain View County has received a number of questions regarding this Draft Plan, including some concerns that this Draft Land Use Concept Plan / Area Structure Plan intends to automatically redesignate (re-zone) these lands immediately upon approval of the Plan. This is not the case and we apologize for any confusion or inconvenience that this Map or Plan may have caused. Mountain View County prides itself in its ability to respect landowner's rights to developing according to their own time lines, if at all. Accordingly, the Draft Land Use Concept Map will not redesignate lands, but simply directs landowners to specific land use policies to be developed in the upcoming Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan.
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this Draft Plan or the upcoming Area Structure Plan, please feel free to contact Stefan Tremblay at the County Office at (403) 335-3311 extension 224.
If you own property in the Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan area, we would like to hear from you!
Please review the Information Brief and Draft Land Use Concept Map prior to completing the survey. The deadline to complete the survey is June 11, 2010.
Background
As part of the 2008 budget, Council approved the review of the Water Valley and Winchell Lake Area Structure Plans. These areas fall within the identified growth centre under the Municipal Development Plan. For a map of the Water Valley and Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan area, click here.
Committee members
- Doug Collister
- Penny Copping
- Greg Harris
- Kerri Litzenberger
- Gwen Day
- Kathy Blain
- Lana Yakimchuk
- Roger Meyer, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
- Diana Hawryluk
- Steve McInnis
- Stefan Tremblay
- Sheena Carrick
- Candace Banack
Upcoming meetings
November 7, 2008
January 5, 2009
February 9, 2009
March 7, 2009 - Public Meeting @ Water Valley Community Hall
March 31, 2009
May 12, 2009
July 7, 2009 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
October 15, 2009 - Open House - Water Valley Community Center 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
November 6, 2009 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 10 a.m. -3 p.m.
December 4, 2009 - Steering Committee meeting - cancelled and rescheduled due to inclement weather.
January 14, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
February 1, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
April 10, 2010 - Design Charrette - Water Valley Community Hall - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
April 12, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
May 13, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting- Mountain View County Office 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
June 22, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting - Mountain View County Office - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Agenda / Minutes
September 24, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting - Mountain View County Office - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Agenda/Minutes
November 5, 2010 - Public Meeting - Water Valley Community Hall - Time to be determined
November 19, 2010 - Steering Committee meeting - Mountain View County Office - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Agenda/Minutes
January 10, 2011 - Steering Committee meeting - Mountain View County Office - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Agenda/Minutes
Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan Documents
Click here to review the draft Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan.
Townscape Analysis Update- Water Valley / Winchell Lake area structure plan- January 2009 (PDF 15.1MB)
Water Valley / Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan March 7, 2009 workshop panels:( Panel 1: 3.8Mb PDF , Panel 2: 6.4Mb PDF )
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| Plan 2 / Summary Report | Plan 5 / Summary Report |
| Plan 3 / Summary Report | Plan 6 / Summary Report |
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