Lynda Cooke – Senior Municipal EngineerBoth Calgary and Regina conducted extensive and transparent consultation processes to update their development charge policies to fairly allocate costs of growth-related capital infrastructure, and work towards achieving financial sustainability over the long term. At the intersection of land use, infrastructure and finance – the process of updating development charge policies has actually served as a catalyst to transform “business as usual” practices for each municipality in the areas of policy development, stakeholder involvement, and long-term financial planning. Hear about how they did it, the lessons learned, and how you can apply them in your community.
