The Lieutenant Governor in Council orders that
(a) effective January 1, 2009, the land described in Appendix A and shown on the sketch in Appendix B is separated from Cypress County and annexed to the Town of Redcliff,
(b) any taxes owing to Cypress County at the end of December 31, 2008 in respect of the annexed lands are transferred to and become payable to the Town of Redcliff together with any lawful penalties and costs levied in respect of those taxes, and the Town of Redcliff upon collecting those taxes, penalties and costs must pay them to Cypress County,
(c) the assessor for the Town of Redcliff must assess, for the purpose of taxation in 2009 and subsequent years, the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it,
and makes the Order in Appendix C.
For Information only
Recommended by: Minister of Municipal Affairs
Authority: Municipal Government Act
(sections 125 and 138)
APPENDIX “A”
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS RECOMMENDED FOR SEPARATION FROM CYPRESS COUNTY AND ANNEXED TO THE TOWN OF REDCLIFF
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY (20), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING EAST OF THE WEST BOUNDARY OF ROAD PLAN 921 1436
THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE (21), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN
THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN
THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN INCLUDING THAT PORTION OF FIRST AVENUE NORTH CONTAINED WITHIN SAID HALF SECTION AND EXCLUDING THE NORTH-SOUTH ROAD ALLOWANCE LYING WEST OF SAID QUARTER SECTION
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVENTEEN (17), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN NOT WITHIN THE TOWN OF REDCLIFF
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN BOUNDED ON THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTH BY THE LEFT BANK OF THE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AND BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING EASTERLY OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN NOT WITHIN THE TOWN OF REDCLIFF
ALL THAT PORTION OF SECTION SIX (6), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING EASTERLY OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION FIVE (5), TOWNSHIP THIRTEEN (13), RANGE SIX (6), WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING NORTH OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE SOUTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER NOT WITHIN THE TOWN OF REDCLIFF
ALL INTERVENING ROAD ALLOWANCES, REGISTERED ROAD PLANS AND HIGHWAY PLAN RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
APPENDIX “B”
A SKETCH SHOWING THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE AREAS
RECOMMENDED FOR ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF REDCLIFF
AFFECTED AREA(S)
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Annexation Area
APPENDIX C
ORDER
1 In this Order, “annexed land” means the land described in Appendix A and shown on the sketch in Appendix B.
2 For the purpose of taxation in 2009 and in each subsequent year up to and including 2023, the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it
(a) must be assessed by the Town of Redcliff on the same basis as if they had remained in Cypress County, and
(b) must be taxed by the Town of Redcliff in respect of each assessment class that applies to the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it using the tax rate established by Cypress County.
3(1) Where in any taxation year, a portion of the annexed land
(a) becomes a new parcel of land created
(i) as a result of subdivision,
(ii) as a result of separation of title by registered plan of subdivision, or
(iii) by instrument or any other method that occurs at the request of or on behalf, of the landowner,
or
(b) is redesignated at the request of or on behalf of the landowner under the Town of Redcliff Land Use Bylaw,
section 2 ceases to apply at the end of that taxation year in respect of that portion of the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it.
(2) If under subsection (1) section 2 ceases to apply to a portion of the annexed land in a taxation year, that portion of the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it must be assessed and taxed for the purposes of property taxes in the following year in the same manner as other property of the same assessment class in the Town of Redcliff is assessed and taxed.
4 The Town of Redcliff shall pay to Cypress County the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) on or before July 31, 2009 and on or before July 31 of every year thereafter until and including 2013.