Westlock News

Westlock County reeve Bud Massey says he’ll resign as reeve, but only if his Div. 4 constituents ask him to.

Westlock County won’t pay for work done in 2015 to raise the Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill chalet, citing shoddy construction and sinking concrete despite assurances from the contractor the work was done properly.

Westlock County has taken the first step to pull out of an agreement to fund an extra RCMP officer.

The Westlock Municipal Airport will see just over $400,000 worth of repairs to its crumbling runway.

The Tawatinaw Valley Ski Hill leasee wants an estimated $500,000 in work done at the site — including an upgraded parking lot, among other work he says was promised — forcing Westlock County to suspend the parties lease/purchase agreement signed last

Westlock County council may have asked for a review by Alberta Municipal Affairs, but it appears a group of residents were ready to call for one regardless. A website, www.savewestlockcounty.

According to its auditor, Westlock County won’t ever recoup the nearly $465,000 it spent to prepare an eight-acre industrial park lot for Horizon North.

Westlock County could be the subject of a municipal review if council’s plea to Alberta Municipal Affairs is answered. At their June 28 meeting, councillors voted 6-1 to approach the provincial department and request an organizational review.

Westlock County reeve Bud Massey will not be forced to reimburse the municipality for a $19,530 payout to former CAO Peter Kelly. At council’s June 28 meeting, Coun.

Westlock County council is expected to appoint a fill-in administrator at its June 28 meeting to manage the municipality until a permanent replacement is found.