A group of residents concerned about flood mitigation projects in the valley has instigated a petition for the Minister of Municipal Affairs to do an inspection of the Town of Drumheller.
The petition asks the Minister of Municipal Affairs for an inspection as it relates to “1) full disclosure of the flood mitigation plan to the public as a whole including the buyout prices of property, 2) whether the tendering process and award of all contracts have been fair and unbiased (including the contract to Scott Land and Lease and Darwin Durnie Contracting) and 3) whether the grant dollars from the Federal and Provincial governments have been expensed appropriately including those dollars contributed from the municipality’s taxpayers.”
Nacmine resident Ralph Veenhuis tells the Mail while he did not draft the petition, he is a supporter of it and has actively been garnering signatures.
“I do support the flood mitigation program be completely disclosed to the public taxpayers, what is going on within our town, the developments, and where our dollars are being spent,” he said.
According to the Municipal Government Act, an inspection can be instigated by a petition by the electors of the municipality equal in numbers to at least 20 per cent of the population. Veenhuis says this is about 1,600 signatures. He also says the petition must be completed within two months.
