Title
Update to extend Range Road 54 to provide physical access to S1/2 of 21-50-5 W5M.
Proposed Motion(s)
That Council accept the information as presented and direct Administration to pursue Option C.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration Recommends that Council pursue Option C.
In the event Council considers to motion in favour of Option A or B, the Administration recommends that an agreement be signed by all parties and that all funds be committed by all parties prior to moving forward with the administration and construction of the work.
Purpose
To provide information on the progress that has been achieved with respect to extending Range Road 54 through Letour Lake; and
Provide Council with a set of options to consider in resolving the land access issue.
Summary
Engineering Services received a mandate from Council on April 24, 2012, to review the feasibility of extending Range Road 54 to provide physical access to the South 1/2 21-50-05-W5M. Contact was made with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) the next day to discuss the option of constructing a roadway through Letour Lake. A formal request to determine ownership of Letour Lake was submitted on May 7, 2012 subsequent to discussion with SRD.
Determination of ownership was completed on August 21, 2012. SRD confirmed that the permanent and naturally occurring bed and shore of Letour Lake is owned by the crown. We received the application form to fill out on October 10, 2012 and submitted the application on October 22, 2012. The application is currently under review and are following the process very closely.
This project will involve the participation of three groups from SRD, the Commercial / Geomatics Technical Services Unit, the Land and Range Management Unit and the Water Administration Unit. We intend to discuss the option of constructing through the lake and the option of contouring the lake perimeter and staying within cro...
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