The Hanna Community Garden group approached council to request support in their application for funding from the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta.
The foundation provides grants to qualified registered charities or municipalities.
The foundation may provide funds if a group without charitable status applies with a Declaration of Affiliation to a registered charity or municipality. The qualified donee can then redistribute the money to the applicant for the approved project.
The Hanna Community Garden is seeking $10,000 to help cover the cost of applying triple mix soil to the community garden to improve soil quality, making it lighter thus allowing water to flow through more easily.
Council authorized the mayor and the CAO to sign the Declaration of Affiliation – Qualified Donee and Agent between the Town of Hanna and the Hanna Community Garden, with the town acting as the receiver of the funds and redistributing them to the group.
ATCO fees
Council reviewed the current franchise fee arrangement with ATCO Electric to determine whether an adjustment to the current rate was warranted for 2025.
Council agreed that they did not want to increase the rate.
Council directed administration to inform ATCO Electric that the Town of Hanna will not be requesting an increase to the Franchise Fee for 2025 from the current rate of 7.5 per cent.
APEX fees
Council reviewed the current franchise fee arrangement with APEX Utilities to determine whether an adjustment to the current rate was warranted for 2025.
Council directed administration to inform APEX Utilities that the Town of Hanna will not be requesting an increase to the Franchise Fee for 2025 from the current rate of 17.5 per cent.
Spirit Awards
Council reviewed a request from The Hanna and District Chamber of Commerce for a $300 donation to the Town of Hanna Community Spirit Award.
The bi-annual business award is to recognize the achievements of Hanns’s local businesses and their contribution to the community.
Council authorized the sponsorship of the Community Spirit Award in the amount of $300.
Cheryl Bowman
Multimedia reporter
ECA Review
