Expanding Leduc’s Municipal Boundary

This study looks at the financial impacts of annexation on the City, County, and affected landowners. It examines different growth and servicing scenarios to understand how annexation could affect revenues, costs, and future investments.

The assessment considers things like property tax impacts, infrastructure costs, and the ongoing costs of providing services. It can also compare what the future could look like with annexation versus without annexation.

The results of this assessment help ensure annexation is financially sustainable and provide decision-makers with the information they need to negotiate, understanding the potential costs and benefits.

This study will confirm and identify how much developable land the City will require over the next 50 years based on population growth projections. This study also looks at where future growth makes the most sense. It compares different expansion areas using information from the transportation, servicing, and environmental studies. By bringing all this work together, the Growth Management Study recommends a defensible, data-driven annexation area and growth strategy.

This study looks at current and future transportation needs, constraints, and opportunities surrounding the City of Leduc. It examines roads, traffic, and access to understand if / how the area could support future development and accommodate the proposed growth.

The results help identify where transportation improvements may be needed, what constraints exist, the costs involved, and how those investments factor into long-term growth planning.

This study examines how essential services like water, wastewater, stormwater, and other municipal services can be provided to different expansion areas surrounding the City of Leduc. It considers both technical feasibility and cost, helping determine the most efficient way to extend services over time.

The results support decisions on when and how areas could be connected and help guide long-term infrastructure planning and investment.

This study identifies environmentally sensitive areas, natural features, and ecological networks surrounding the City of Leduc. It maps lands that should be protected, recommends buffers, and outlines early approaches to minimizing environmental impacts.

The assessment helps determine which lands are suitable for development and which should remain undeveloped. It also considers opportunities to align stormwater management and future trail planning.

The results ensure environmental considerations are built into growth planning from the beginning and help guide decisions about where development should, and should not, occur.

These studies look at how the land in the proposed annexation area is currently used for agriculture and how future urban growth could affect farming. They help identify productive agricultural lands, understand potential impacts of development, and explore ways to reduce those impacts where possible.

The results support informed evidence-based discussions about extending agricultural productivity and working with the agricultural industry.

This study identifies known and potential archaeological and historical resources within the proposed annexation area that require assessment, mitigation, or preventive protection early in the planning process to avoid impacts and satisfy provincial Historical Resources Act requirements.

By understanding these heritage considerations early, the City can avoid unexpected delays later in the process and ensure important historical resources are respected. The results of this study help guide future development requirements and planning decisions.