Project Update:

In 2016, the City of St. Albert began the process of annexing the lands along the north side of Anthony Henday Drive Transportation Utility Corridor (TUC) from the City of Edmonton. In 2021, the project was resumed, after a significant annexation with Sturgeon County was completed.

In March 2021 the City of St. Albert submitted a revised intent to annex land, to the Municipal Government Board and began the formal annexation process. This included a public consultation plan.

• On April 13, 2021 a virtual open house was held for landowners and interested parties. Both Edmonton and St. Albert project teams heard from landowners in the area expressing concerns about the potential annexation.
• Many concerns specifically regarded the existence of an EPCOR water line, in which private landowners had recently paid to connect to.
• Private landowners also expressed concerns about future levies if annexed by the City of St. Albert.

As a result of the information and feedback received from the virtual open house, the project team from the City of St. Albert provided an in-camera update to St. Albert Council on the state of the project on May 17, 2021.

The City of St. Albert is beginning further engagement with key stakeholders throughout January 2022. The City encourages feedback and questions on this forum throughout this process.

Next Steps:

• The City of Edmonton and the City of St. Albert continue to collaborate on a variety of intermunicipal and regional projects, and will also be pursuing the creation of an Intermunicipal Planning Framework.