Local Improvements

The local improvement process makes it possible for a property owner or several property owners to obtain services and to finance the cost of the construction by way of amortizing the construction charges on the tax roll over a set number of years.

Property owners inquiring about local improvement construction should first contact the City of Grande Prairie to check if:

• Servicing may become available;
• If the area is eligible for local improvement servicing under existing city policy; and
• If local improvement financed construction is feasible.

The City of Grande Prairie can undertake a local improvement provided certain conditions are met which include:

• Sufficient petitions requesting local improvement construction are received.
• Sufficient petitions protesting against the local improvement construction are not received.
• All conditions are met in order to comply with the MGA (Municipal Government Act) Statues Of Alberta 1994, Chapter M-26.1.
• A bylaw is passed by City Council which authorizes the financing undertaking and completing of the local improvement construction.

Upon completion of construction, the local improvement assessments are placed on the tax roll.

Some examples of what may be constructed under local improvements are as follows:

• Storm Sewer
• Watermains
• Sewer and Water
• Lane Paving
• Median Break
• Lane Reconstruction
• Sidewalks
• Streetlights

if you are subject to a local improvement already, it can be found on the property tax notice stating the annual payment and the year of the last payment.