Improvement District #4 (Waterton Lakes National Park) is the municipal and provincial governance authority for Waterton Park. The long term goal of the ID #4 is to assist in Waterton becoming the leading example of a year round sustainable mountain park community. The ID works cooperatively with Parks Canada on community projects and issues as well as with the Waterton Community Advisory Group, a representative group of Waterton stakeholders and the various stakeholder groups.
Unlike a municipal governance model, such as those of Banff and Jasper, the ID Council is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Municipal Affairs of the Province of Alberta. The Council members are elected from within the community; elections are held every three years on the third Monday in October. All residents, resident and non resident leaseholders are eligible to vote. Council meets the third Friday of every month when required.
One of the key roles of the ID#4 Council is to collect education taxes for the Province. The ID taxation system uses the Provincial assessment model based on land and improvement values reflecting "current fair market value assessments" that are updated annually.
The ID has access to Provincial and Federal municipal infrastructure funds, and municipal grants. These funds are used for various planning studies, and community initiatives.
Council Members
Current ID#4 Initiatives
- Waterton Foundation (contact Ken Black or Jody Thaell)
- Website Development with the Chamber of Commerce (contact Brian Baker)
- Green Team Recycling Support (contact Brian Reeves)
- Waterton Play Park Redevelopment with the Waterton Foundation, Parks Canada and others (contact Ken Black)
- Waterton Community Centre Redevelopment - Concept Study with the Waterton Park Community Association and Southwest Alberta Community Futures (contact Mary Ann Reeves)
- Cameron Creek Micro-Hydro Feasibility Study (contact Brian Reeves)
- Roger Brook's Tourism Study with other Alberta Southwest Communities and Southwest Alberta Community Futures (contact Brian Baker)
- Centennial Trail with the Waterton Residential Lease Holders Association contact Brian Reeves
- Alberta Resort Communities Mayors Initiative with other resort communities - Jasper, Banff, Canmore, Sylvan Lake, Rocky Mountain House (contact Jody Thaell)
- Waterton Waste Management Study (contact Brian Reeves)
2010 ID #4 (Waterton Park) PROJECTS
The Improvement District #4 has completed the 2010 budgeting
process and with the 2010 MSI
(Municipal Sustainability Initiative) funding the following Capital Projects and Planning Studies have been approved and initiated in the year 2010.
Capital Projects
- Community Centre Maintenance and Renewal
- Community Services Redevelopment
- Community Web Site Development and Implementation
- Community Play Park Redevelopment
- Kootenai Brown Trail
Planning Studies
- Resident Community Recreation Use and Demand Study
- Community Affordable/Sustainable Housing Study
Contact Us
For more information, contact Brian Reeves
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