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New gravel pit rules now headed for public hearing
February 1, 2023 By Kevin Ma, St. Albert Gazette
ALBERTA – Sturgeon County council could let gravel pits operate within 400 m of homes under new regulations now headed for a public hearing.
Sturgeon County councillors voted 4-3 in favour of first reading of proposed land use bylaw amendments related to resource extraction during the Jan. 24 council meeting.
They also voted 6-1 to enact a long list of measures by Sept. 30 should the new resource extraction rules be approved. These included the compilation of a groundwater monitoring policy and a review of the allocation model for the Community Aggregate Payment Levy.
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