Clearwater County Highlights October/November | Page 13

NOV. 2016 |

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Service Level Summary
Each year, Council reviews the
service level needs and wants of
the community in a variety of
manners - talking with committees, businesses, residents
and industry - in order to set
appropriate service levels for the
community as a whole. Service
level decisions provide administration direction for budget

Capital Budget
A capital budget includes estimated expenditures needed to
pay for assets such as land, building construction, roads, bridges
and other major permanent
improvements or equipment. A
capital item has a life expectancy
of more than one year, and in
Clearwater County the capital
budget is based on a 10 year plan.
The following headings represent asset management strategies
that plan for replacement of
capital items.

Public Works
ASPHALT OVERLAY
Maintains the integrity of existing paved roads (approximately
350kms) and the asphalt replacement plan operates on a 15 year
cycle. Each year this program
overlays approximately 22 kilometres of surfaced road.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget
approximately $5 million.
GRAVEL ROAD
REHABILITATION
Addresses the upgrade of gravel
roads (approximately 1900 kms)
on a schedule based on various
factors including the condition of
the road, traffic volumes and utilization. Rebuild or re-conditions
approximately 32 kilometres of
road each year.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget approximately $4.8 million.

preparation.
Many of the capital and operating budget amounts reflected
in this summary document state
the usual annual expenditures
associated with providing the
County’s current programs or
services.
It is important to note that
Council reviews, deliberates and
NORDEGG CAPITAL
Includes road infrastructure costs
within the hamlet.
⇒⇒ Total budget varies from year
to year based on Council’s approved projects.
⇒⇒ No budget allocated in 2016
⇒⇒ Nordegg Commercial Core
servicing and road improvements, budget estimate $3
million in 2017.
BRIDGE REHABILITATION
Previously, the Province partially
funded bridge rehabilitation. With
no provincial funding for the past
five years, Council chose to fund
rehabilitation of some of the
County’s 175 bridge structures, in
an effort to minimize restrictions or
closures.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget
approximately $3.6 million.
⇒⇒ 3 major bridge projects and 4
bridge sized culverts scheduled
to be replaced in 2017.
GENERAL CAPITAL
Includes heavy equipment purchases, based on varying life-cycles/asset management best practices.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget of approximately $900,000.00.
BASE PAVE &
RESOURCE ROADS
Includes any new surfaced road
projects - not an annual program,
budgeted for on a project specific
basis.
⇒⇒ Range Road 8-0 improvements,
budget estimate $950,000.00
in 2017.

approves both the operating and
capital budgets annually, and has
the sole discretion to add, amend
or remove items from budget.
During budget deliberations,
Council looks at their long-term
planning and determines how
operating and capital expenditures are funded - reserves, current tax dollars or debentures.
ISOLATED SITELINE
IMPROVEMENT
Includes enhancement of visibility at intersections.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget approximately $100,000.00.

Any questions?
Please call
403-845-4444 to
have your inquiry
directed to the
appropriate
department.

FACILITIES
Includes land, engineering and
development of County buildings and lands - current projects:
Caroline land development salt/
sand storage facility and light industrial lots and County’s north
development salt/sand storage
facility and proposed operations
and administration building.
⇒⇒ The total budget varies from
year to year, based on Council’s approved projects.
⇒⇒ Total budget of approximately $15 million in 2016 and
$11.7 million in 2017.
WASTEWATER
Reflects scheduled replacement
of sewer lines or infrastructure.
⇒⇒ The total budget varies from
⇒⇒ year to year, based on Council’s approved projects.
⇒⇒ Total budget of approximately $1.7 million in 2017,
upgrades to Condor lift station and lagoon.
ACCESS ROAD
Includes undeveloped road
allowance development, on a
cost-share basis with developers
wishing access to private land.
⇒⇒ Total annual budget approximately $150,000.00.
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