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Town of Coaldale
Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-C-04-26
April 27, 2026
BYLAW 938-C-04-26
TOWN OF COALDALE
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
BEING A BYLAW OF THE TOWN OF COALDALE
TO PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL TAX TO RAISE REVENUE
TO PAY THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
OF A RECREATION CENTRE TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL SERVICES
TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF COALDALE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 382 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes
of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, as amended ("MGA"), a Council may pass a special tax
bylaw for the purpose of raising revenue for a specific service or purpose, including a
recreational services tax;
AND WHEREAS Council deems it appropriate to impose a special tax to raise revenue
to pay the costs associated with the design and construction of a recreation centre to
provide recreational services to the residents of the Town of Coaldale;
AND WHEREAS a special tax bylaw authorizes Council to impose the tax in respect of
property in any area of the municipality that will benefit from the specific service or
purpose stated in the bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Coaldale in the Province of Alberta duly
assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
This Bylaw shall be known as the "Special Tax Recreation Bylaw".
2.
This bylaw is enacted for the sole purpose of raising revenue to provide for the
costs of the design and construction of a recreation centre to provide recreational
services to the residents of the Town of Coaldale.
3.
The area of the municipality which will benefit by the recreation centre referred to
herein is all of the developed residential parcels of land within the municipal
boundaries of the Town of Coaldale.
4.
The total cost of the recreation centre is NINETEEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND ($19,661,000) DOLLARS.
5.
The rate of the special tax imposed hereby is to be based on each developed
residential parcel of land within the municipal boundaries of the Town of Coaldale,
and the rate to be imposed is ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ($120.00)
DOLLARS per developed residential parcel of land within the municipal
boundaries of the Town of Coaldale.
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Town of Coaldale
Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-C-04-26
April 27, 2026
6.
The total revenue generated as a result of this bylaw will be used to service the
annual debt payments borne by the Town of Coaldale as a result of the TEN
MILLION ($10,000,000) DOLLAR loan the Town of Coaldale obtained for the
purpose of designing and constructing the Recreation Centre.
7.
Undeveloped residential parcels of land within the municipal boundaries of the
Town of Coaldale will not benefit from the recreation centre and the special tax
shall not be imposed thereon.
8.
This bylaw shall take effect on the date of the final reading hereof.
READ a FIRST time this 27th day of April 2026, for Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-C-
04-26.
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Mayor - Jack Van Rijn
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion: 136-2026
READ a SECOND time this 27th day of April 2026, for Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-
C-04-26.
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Mayor - Jack Van Rijn
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion: 137-2026
UNANIMOUS CONSENT to hold all THREE readings in one meeting this 27th day of April
2026, for Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-C-04-26.
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Mayor - Jack Van Rijn
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion: 138-2026
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Town of Coaldale
Special Tax Recreation Bylaw 938-C-04-26
April 27, 2026
READ a THIRD and FINAL time this 27th day of April 2026, for Special Tax Recreation
Bylaw 938-C-04-26.
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Mayor - Jack Van Rijn
CAO - Kalen Hastings
Motion: 139-2026