A deadline for input into a southern Alberta land use plan has been extended to April 30 from its original deadline of Dec. 19.
The Alberta government said Dec. 16 in a news release that it would allow additional feedback on the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan because of concerns about property rights that might affect the plan.
The province is conducting open houses in January to discuss property rights concerns after bills passed by former premier Ed Stelmach’s government caused widespread unease among rural landowners about property rights protection.
The South Saskatchewan regional plan was submitted to government in March. It outlines ways to address water supply, economic development and conservation in the southern Alberta region but was based on land use bills in force at the time that may be changed pending public input.
The public input period for a regional plan for the Lower Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta has also been extended.
For more information, visit www.landuse.alberta.ca/Pages/default.aspx.
