Leduc County has no plans to hand over ‘investments, future tax base’ to Edmonton
The mayor of Leduc County is making it clear to Edmonton he’s not going to roll over in the battle for 15,600 hectares of land south of Edmonton.
Mayor Stephen Mandel made the announcement Tuesday after city council voted 11-1 in favour. Coun. Linda Sloan was opposed and Coun. Karen Leibovici absent.
The additional land will support 30 to 35 more years of growth, both residential and industrial, with a large industrial area surrounding the airport, Mandel said.
“We are an industrial region and the city needs to have that industrial land,” Mandel said. “We’ve grown so exponentially we need to do this.”
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