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 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
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 "generated": "2026-08-21",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Olds Council to discuss land use amendments and a 5-year capital plan",
   "summary": "The Council will consider several land use bylaw amendments, including two rezoning requests. Additionally, officials will present the Town's 5-year capital plan draft and the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-22",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council holds public hearings on two land use bylaw amendments",
   "summary": "The council will hold public hearings on two land use bylaw amendments (Bylaw 2026-15 and Bylaw 2026-16), followed by consideration of second and third readings. They will also consider a development permit for an accessory building with a front yard variance at 5913-48 Avenue. The meeting includes a quarterly infrastructure report, a sponsorship request for the Olds Regional Exhibition's youth livestock program, and routine approval of minutes and council reports.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to review new Economic Development Strategy and rural transit study",
   "summary": "The Council will consider a new five-year Economic Development Strategy and review a feasibility study for rural transit. The meeting also includes a public hearing on land use amendments and several rezoning requests.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-06-01",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Council to review final draft of Economic Development Strategy",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will hear presentations on the 2026 Q1 corporate services report, a review of Highway 27 planning, and the draft Economic Development Strategy. They will also discuss revisions to community grants and recreation facility booking policies, and introduce a new Privacy Management Program.",
   "agenda_url": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=1c438d6d-2ef4-49d6-987c-70e4d5a115b9&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English",
   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-25",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council considers rezoning 5360 65 Ave, short-term rental permit, and grants",
   "summary": "Council will hold a public hearing on Bylaw 2026-10 to amend the Land Use Bylaw. They will also consider first readings for rezoning 5360 65 Avenue to MUN and adding Religious Assembly as a discretionary use at 5807 47 Avenue, as well as bylaws to join the Red Deer SDAB and set ATIA fees. A development permit for a short-term rental at 5210 44 Street and Mountain View Power grant recommendations are up for approval.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-11",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council considers Land Use Bylaw amendment and sets public hearing",
   "summary": "Council will introduce Bylaw 2026-13 amending the Land Use Bylaw for first reading and set a public hearing. They also consider adopting RCMP policing priorities for 2026-2027, establishing an ad hoc committee to review procedural bylaws, and a development permit for indoor storage at 4920 49 Avenue. A delegation will present on industrial property tax assessment. A closed session is scheduled for a library board appointment.",
   "agenda_url": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=d8c95719-150e-4c09-bf24-e258f545d903&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-27",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to vote on 2026 tax rate bylaw",
   "summary": "Council will consider second and third readings of the 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw, which sets property tax rates for the year. Other business includes a development permit for a shipping container with a side yard variance at 4825 51 Street, a land agreement with Long Sky, and a closed session on intergovernmental relations, naming rights, and legal matters.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-13",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider 2026 budget adjustments and tax rate bylaw",
   "summary": "Council will discuss and potentially approve the 2026 operating and capital budget adjustments, the 2026 tax rate bylaw, bylaws for public open spaces and a land use amendment, crosswalk improvements, sponsorship requests, and a development permit with a variance. Several policy recommendations from Committee of the Whole are also on the agenda.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-07",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Committee to review 2026 budget adjustments and health care fundraising plan",
   "summary": "The Committee of the Whole will hear a delegation from the Olds Health Care Fundraising Committee on their 2026 plans and achievements. Members will review spring adjustments to the 2026 operating and capital budgets. They will also discuss updates to infrastructure policies (encroachment agreements and civic addressing), community green spaces policy, and introduction of the Public Open Spaces Bylaw 2026-09, along with a policy and procedure review schedule for the electoral term.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  {
   "date": "2026-03-23",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council will consider the Municipal Policing Committee governing bylaw.",
   "summary": "The council will adopt the agenda and previous meeting minutes, receive a virtual delegation from AEPA, and review the Q1 2026 Infrastructure Services report. It will also consider two development permit variances—one for fence height at 4098 50 Avenue and another for secondary frontage at 5122 43 Street—while introducing the Municipal Policing Committee governing bylaw.",
   "agenda_url": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e0249389-1e4d-4f77-8413-2d2bf21829ab&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=e0249389-1e4d-4f77-8413-2d2bf21829ab&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council reviews land sale revenue, provincial budget and power report",
   "summary": "The Olds Town Council will adopt the agenda and the minutes from the February 23, 2026 meeting. Council members will receive reports on land sale revenue, the Alberta 2026 provincial budget, and Mountain View Power's revenue and activities. The Chief Administrative Officer will present a report and an action list. A closed‑session will address three ATIA disclosure items.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=331d3a07-abb9-4518-9474-ff325098618b&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-23",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Public hearing on land-use bylaw amendment; RCMP plan & data centre delegation",
   "summary": "Council holds a public hearing for Bylaw 2026-06 amending the Land Use Bylaw. Delegations include a presentation from Synapse Data Centre and quarterly reports. Business items include a fence height variance, Humane Society lease, RCMP resourcing plan, and CAO evaluation process.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=47f59dc3-f56e-445e-a4c5-7b33f573765f&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-09",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider land-use bylaw amendment and borrowing bylaw",
   "summary": "The Olds Town Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Land Use Bylaw and consider a borrowing bylaw for a line of credit. The meeting will also include reports from RCMP and Protective Services, development permit applications, and the appointment of an auditor.",
   "agenda_url": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=152be23e-553b-4086-9f5c-48754f74b82a&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=152be23e-553b-4086-9f5c-48754f74b82a&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-02",
   "body": "Committee of the Whole",
   "headline": "Committee hears transit study presentation from Dillon Consulting",
   "summary": "This Committee of the Whole meeting includes delegations on a transit study and the Olds Humane Society, a Centennial Park Improvement Plan, 2025 fourth-quarter reports from Corporate and Infrastructure Services, and a 2026-2029 policy review. The committee is discussing these items; no final decisions are made at this stage.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=9e30be03-8898-42bf-a38b-688265ceeb93&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-01-26",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Olds council meets for regular session on January 26, 2026",
   "summary": "The agenda for the January 26, 2026, regular council meeting is procedural and does not list specific decisions or items for discussion.",
   "agenda_url": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=945e9907-eb36-4db2-b48d-53fc2fceae48&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://pub-olds.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=945e9907-eb36-4db2-b48d-53fc2fceae48&lang=English"
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-01-12",
   "body": "Regular Council Meeting",
   "headline": "Council to consider rezoning of 4318 50 Avenue and related bylaw amendments",
   "summary": "The Olds Town Council will adopt the meeting agenda and approve the minutes from the December 8, 2025 meeting. Council members will consider several bylaw amendments, including a first‑reading amendment to rezone 4318 50 Avenue and amendments to the Northeast Area Structure Plan and the Land Use Bylaw, with public hearings to be scheduled. The council will also review Development Permit DP25‑209, which seeks a variance to bring an existing garage at 5206 57 Avenue into compliance.",
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