The Village of Lougheed has seen a big uptake in the sale of vacant lots since the first of the year, with 12 sold over the first three months.
Mayor Shawn Sieben says, “We have been noticing that our vacant residential lots have been selling very quickly.
“Our CAO and local realtor deserve a lot of the credit for getting these lots advertised and attracting buyers.”
Sieben says all the of the lots sold along Sifton Crescent in the village are fully serviced vacant lots, and the village has no conditions for building on these within a certain time frame.
“From what some of the buyers have told us, they have some upcoming plans for construction of new homes, but we will await to see what occurs.
“Landowners looking to build will have to submit their development plans to the Village for approval prior to construction.”
Sieben says that Council’s position is not to stand in the way of private ownership of these properties, “As long as we are getting valid offers on the property.” He adds, “This is also a good boost for our taxes as we get the bonus of minimum tax rate on the lots.
“We are hoping we can continue to attract people of all ages to our community and keep our cost of living affordable to our residents.”
Sieben says the Village has approved a development permit for PACE Canada for the installation of the newly AUC approved solar development at Lougheed. He says the village has been advised that construction may be delayed until Spring 2026.
In February Council also voted to approve a grant of $4,000 to support the Lougheed Curling Club, to assist with its 2025 operating costs. Council also approved a motion to add the Lougheed Curling Club to the ABMUNIES electricity contract.
The village is planning to break ground on its new playground this spring. Sieben confirms that the materials have been ordered.
“Working together with the local Legion Hall society we have secured a $125k grant from the Provincial government. Our targeted budget amount is $250k for this project and the Village is looking to break ground as soon as April/May.”
He says over the years the Village has collected around $40,000 in private and business/organization donations to assist with the delivery of the project.
He says CAO Richard Lavoie would like to see the playground installation completed and ready for use for early Spring 2025.
“We’re hoping we can get the community using this facility soon.”
Leslie Cholowsky
Editor