North Pigeon Lake ASP

On Tuesday July 14th we had our third in a series of public meetings for the North Pigeon Lake Area Structure Plan.  There were a lot of new faces in the room, and that was great to see.  Nearly 100 people came out to talk things over, learn from each other, share their values, and listen.  By the end of the meeting, the participants had created a report outlining everything that is important to them in doing this plan, and had formally submitted that report to project lead Tom Schwerdtfeger.  The report will be posted to this website shortly.

At this point in the planning process the County is now ready to begin carrying out the technical studies that must be done.  There is a water specialist, an environmental scientist, an agrologist, several engineers, planners, and designers who will be looking at the land and the lakeshore in detail over the next few weeks.  Our next public meeting will take place in the fall, once all of our studies are finished.

As always, pictures were taken of everything that was created during the evening.  Click here to see them and feel free to send in your comments.

Leduc County will host a third meeting for the North Pigeon Lake Area Structure Plan on Tuesday July 14th at Thorsby Community Hall.  Please click here for the official advertisement for the event.  We look forward to seeing you again in Thorsby.

On June 18th, the residents and stakeholders of the Pigeon Lake area gathered once again to continue work on arriving at a common vision for the lake area in Leduc County.  Participants contributed their knowledge of the Pigeon Lake area, as well as their hopes, values, and concerns as the planning process moves forward.

Please click here to see all 113 pictures of the work produced at the event.  County staff and our consultants are now busy reviewing all of this material in preparation for launching the technical studies.  We will also be working to bring together all of the input gathered so far to bring back to the community at our next public meeting on July 14th.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Well it took some time, but we now have pictures up in the gallery page from our first public event.  The people who joined us had lots to say about how the lake used to be, how it is now, what can be done to make things better, and who can help.  We documented all of it and have discussed your concerns with the Area Structure Plan design team.  We look forward to seeing you all next week at Event #2!

Last night’s first meeting for the North Pigeon Lake Area Structure Plan was a great success.  Nearly 100 people came to Thorsby Hall to become involved in launching this plan.  The event was organized as a workshop with activities designed to allow participants to share with the group their thoughts and ideas in a comfortable small-group setting.  We will be posting the results of the meeting to the site shortly.

By week’s end, the County will be sending out an invitation to all landowners for our second meeting, also in Thorsby, on June 18th (6:30pm – 9:30pm).  There is an open invitation in the Pipestone Flyer which will run for three weeks.  We look forward to seeing you then.  In the meantime, please feel free to comment on any of our blog posts, send in pictures and other documents, call us, or send us an email with your additional thoughts.  Thank you!

Folks discussing what makes Pigeon Lake healthy or sick

Working together to define the issues

As we gear up our Pigeon Lake Area Structure Planning process, I find myself excited to meet and engage with our stakeholders and the public at our first meeting tonight.  Coffee and doughnuts are on us, and we’ll bring along some bottled water for all of us non-coffee drinkers. 

Just to let everyone know, we will be taking some pictures at the meeting to document the event.  Some of those pictures will be posted here to this website.  As well, we will ask people to sign in at the front entrance so that we may be able to contact you with updates and new information in the coming weeks and months.

Look forward to seeing you there!  – Tom

On May 26, 2009 the North Pigeon Lake Area Structure Plan officially kicks off with its first public meeting.  Leduc County staff have placed mailed invitations to all ratepayers in and adjacent to the plan area.  Our municipal neighbours are being contacted, as well as anyone we can think of who might be interested in contributing to the study and plan preparation.  Click here to view the invitation and all the details for the meeting.  See you on the 26th!

Title: Pigeon Lake Third Meeting
Location: Thorsby Community Hall
Description: At this meeting, participants will review a draft Plan to determine how well it meets the priorities set out in the first two meetings.
Start Date: 2009-09-08
End Date: 2009-09-25

Title: Pigeon Lake Second Meeting
Location: Thorsby Community Hall
Description: This second meeting will help participants to refine the ideas generated in the first meeting such that they can be addressed through an Area Structure Plan. The scope of the work to be completed will also be finalized.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-06-18
End Time: 21:30

Advertisement for Event #2

Title: Projec Kick-off Event
Location: Thorsby Community Hall
Description: Leduc County welcomes residents and stakeholders to the North Pigeon Lake Area Structure Planning process. In this first meeting participants will focus on what makes Pigeon Lake healthy and what actions may be taken to ensure continued lake health. As well, the project team is introduced and questions about the planning process will be answered.
Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-05-26
End Time: 21:30